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Soft Fruit (1999)

Directed by Christina Andreef
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It's not where you're going in life - it's who's going with you.

1h 41min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife's circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother's dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies - to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother's wishes.

Genres

ComedyDrama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleSoft Fruit
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish
Production countriesAustralia, United States of America
StatusReleased
Production companiesNew South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date28 ottobre 1999
Executive producerJane Campion
ProductionHelen Bowden
WriterChristina Andreef, Joan Scheckel, Tony Ayres
CastingAlison Barrett, Nikki Barrett
EditingJane Moran, Kirsty Bruce, Cleo Myles, Arthur Cambridge, Alison Wheeler, Chris Rowell, Adrienne Shaw
CinematographyLászló Baranyai, Phil Balsdon, Ian Benallack, Jasmine Yuen Carrucan, Dugal Campbell, Kiren Chang, David Knight, Arthur Manousakis, Sally Eccleston
Assistant directorsJeremy Grogan, Charles Rotherham, Tom Read, Jo Weeks, Christina Andreef
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LightingRob Young, Travis McGee, Adam Hunter
Camera operatorsPhil Balsdon, David Knight, László Baranyai, Ian Benallack, Jasmine Yuen Carrucan, Dugal Campbell, Kiren Chang, Arthur Manousakis, Sally Eccleston
Additional photographyLászló Baranyai, Phil Balsdon, Ian Benallack, Jasmine Yuen Carrucan, Dugal Campbell, Kiren Chang, David Knight, Arthur Manousakis, Sally Eccleston
Production designSarah Stollman, Glen W. Johnson, Paul Heath, Michael Smale, Sara Mathers, Christina Norman, William Goodes, Brock Sykes, Joanna Mae Park
Art directionPaul Heath, Glen W. Johnson, Sarah Stollman, Michael Smale, Sara Mathers, Christina Norman, William Goodes, Brock Sykes, Joanna Mae Park
Set decorationGlen W. Johnson, Paul Heath, Sarah Stollman, Michael Smale, Sara Mathers, Christina Norman, William Goodes, Brock Sykes, Joanna Mae Park
Special effectsDan Oliver
StuntsMick Hodge
MusicAntony Partos, Yulia Akerholt, Anna Breslin, Alicia Gleeson, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Robert Sullivan, Linda Murdoch, Justin McMahon, Michael Thompson, Paul Finlay, John Simpson, Nicole Lazaroff
SoundAntony Partos, Yulia Akerholt, Anna Breslin, Alicia Gleeson, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Robert Sullivan, Linda Murdoch, Justin McMahon, Michael Thompson, Paul Finlay, John Simpson, Nicole Lazaroff
Costume designJane Holland, Emma Aubin, Trish Glover, Sherry Hubbard, Maria Georgiou, Mandy Sedawie
MakeupJane Holland, Trish Glover, Sherry Hubbard, Maria Georgiou, Mandy Sedawie, Emma Aubin
HairstylingJane Holland, Trish Glover, Sherry Hubbard, Maria Georgiou, Mandy Sedawie, Emma Aubin

Release dates

Premiere

United States / Jan 21, 2000 / Sundance Film Festival

Theatrical release

Australia / Oct 28, 1999 / MA 15+

United States / Mar 17, 2000 / R

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