Under the Lighthouse Dancing

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.

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

Premise

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

Reception

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

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

See also

References
  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


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