Two bored sisters, Dimity and Vicki-Ann, live in the small country town of Sunray. Their new neighbour, a brooding self-centered type, formerly star D.J. of a drive-time programme on Brisbane radio, threatens to turn the sisters’ world upside down. Dimity and Vicki-Ann find themselves in competition for his affections as each develops a severe crush on the aging Lothario with a predilection for 70’s music and young women. Awards: Cannes International Film Festival 1996: Camera d’Or for Shirley Barrett. Also available on VHS.
Credits: Producer, Jan Chapman ; director, writer, Shirley Barrett ; photography, Mandy Walker.
Cast: Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu.
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35mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)