What strange and sometimes nasty things go on behind closed doors in suburbia is what this feature, written and directed by Rolf de Heer, is all about. An emotionally spent housewife Alexandra (Helen Buday) organises a birthday surprise for her husband and father of her two children. After enduring years of financial and emotional shutdown at the hands of her husband (Gary Sweet), Alexandra seeks revenge and sets about to undo her husband to the level at which she feels she has been wronged. Set for the most part within the four walls of the family home “Alexandra’s Project” is a tense, sexual and unsettling drama. Nominated for five Australian Film Institute Awards and three IF Awards. Contains sex scenes.
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ACMI Identifier
318985
Languages
English
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Pornography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Suburban life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abused women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Suburban life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Suburbs
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fatherhood
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Suburban life
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suburban life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suburbs
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)