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Radiance
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Radiance
tells the story of Cressy (Rachael Maza), Nona (Deborah Mailman) and Mae (Trisha Morton-Thomas), three young women who reunite, after many years apart, for their mother's funeral, to grieve, reconcile and celebrate.Over the course of 24 hours, the skeletons in the family closet emerge, rattling violently.
Love, "madness" and a ramshackle house on the remote Queensland coast, conspire to create an irreverent tale of family intrigue.
Also starring Russell Kiefil as the priest and Ben Oxenbould as the barman. Written by Louis Nowra from his own play, directed by Rachel Perkins.
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Awards and film festivals:
- AFI (Australia): best actress (Deborah Mailman)
- Australian Film Critics Circle: best debut feature
- Canberra: best film
- Créteil women's films: prix du public
- Melbourne: best film
- Sydney: best film
- Turin: best film
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
A play that's been put onto the screen.The structure and dialogue are straight from the theatre and that doesn't make for the best film, but the story is so entertaining that it is still a good film.
The three actors (almost the only characters in the film) have an intense yet intimate chemistry that suits the family history. They live their roles in that messed-up, twisted contradictory way that makes us human. What's even better is that they mess each other up as well as themselves and that makes it even more interesting for us out there in the dark.
The location is the fourth character, being by turns open and oppressive. It captures the mood wonderfully.
The tale of lies, betrayals, loves and passions is a good yarn but one that doesn't quite come off as a film - it's just too rooted in the theatrical genre to transfer to the screen - although that shouldn't stop you from seeing it.
Security censorship classification
M (Adult themes)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 8 October 1998
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