Siam Sunset
1999 Australian film
- Max Dann
- Andrew Knight
Danielle Cormack
Peter Hosking
Production
companies
companies
- Artist Services
- Showtime Australia
- Channel 4 Films
- New South Wales Film and Television Office
Release dates
- May 1999 (1999-05) (Cannes)
- 9 September 1999 (1999-09-09) (Australia)
Running time
Siam Sunset is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.
Plot
Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new color Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace (Danielle Cormack), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.[1]
Cast
- Linus Roache as Perry
- Danielle Cormack as Grace
- Victoria Hill as Maree
- Peter Hosking
- Ian Bliss as Martin
- Roy Billing as Bill Leach
Release
Siam Sunset premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia,.[3]
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.1/10.[4] David Stratton of Variety wrote that the film's concept is unoriginal, but it is a "merrily entertaining, frequently funny and occasionally violent" film that improves on the formula used by recent films.[5]
References
- ^ Siam Sunset at Turner Classic Movies
- ^ Tilden, Imogen (7 November 2000). "The colour of peace". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office at Film Victoria
- ^ Siam Sunset at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Stratton, David (20 May 1999). "Review: 'Siam Sunset'". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
- Siam Sunset at IMDb
- Siam Sunset' at Oz Movies
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Films directed by John Polson
- Siam Sunset (1999)
- Swimfan (2002)
- Hide and Seek (2005)
- Tenderness (2009)
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