Brilliant lies

Australia, 1996

Film
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Not since ‘Disclosure’ have sexual games been so dirty. Based on David Williamson’s play of the same name it is the story of Susie O’Connor (Gia Carides), who says that from the moment she started working for him, her boss sexually harassed her. When she didn’t submit to his advances, she was sacked. She sues her boss (Anthony LaPaglia) for compensation - but he claims he never touched her and she made it all up. The challenge when watching this highly stylised movie is to determine who is telling the truth and who is telling brilliant lies.

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Credits

producer/director

Richard Franklin

production company

Bayside Pictures

Duration

01:17:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1996

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307410

Language

English

Audience classification

M (15+)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q4968055

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