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Siam Sunset
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Polson
Written by
  • Max Dann
  • Andrew Knight
Produced byAl Clark
StarringLinus Roache
Danielle Cormack
Peter Hosking
CinematographyBrian Breheny
Edited byNicholas Beauman
Music byPaul Grabowsky
Production
companies
  • Artist Services
  • Showtime Australia
  • Channel 4 Films
  • New South Wales Film and Television Office
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release dates
  • May 1999 (1999-05) (Cannes)
  • 9 September 1999 (1999-09-09) (Australia)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$878,819 (Australia)

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 colour 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 as Roy Wentworth
  • Ian Bliss as Martin
  • Roy Billing as Bill Leach
  • Deidre Rubenstein as Celia Droon
  • Victoria Eagger as Rowena Wentworth

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

  1. ↑ Siam Sunset at Turner Classic Movies
  2. ↑ Tilden, Imogen (7 November 2000). "The colour of peace". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office at Film Victoria
  4. ↑ Siam Sunset at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. ↑ 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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