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Under the Lighthouse Dancing

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Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Film poster
Directed byGraeme Rattigan
Written by
  • David Giles
  • Graeme Rattigan
Produced byDavid Giles
Starring
CinematographyPaul Murphy
Edited byDavid Stiven
Music byNerida Tyson-Chew
Distributed byVillage Roadshow Pictures
Release date
  • 16 October 1997 (1997-10-16) (Australia)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, and starring Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie and Naomi Watts. It is based on a true story.

Premise

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Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.

Cast

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Reception

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Writing for Variety, David Stratton praised the acting and production design of the film, but said that it had thin material, and that the ending was "hokey".[1]

Australia's SBS gave the film a negative review concluding that the production "obviously wants to have an emotional impact, it just hasn't done it very successfully."[2]

Box office

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Under the Lighthouse Dancing grossed $30,321 at the box office in Australia.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stratton, David (5 October 1997). "Under the Lighthouse Dancing Review". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Under the Lighthouse Dancing". SBS. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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