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Beautiful Kate [DVD]

Rachel Griffiths , Bryan Brown , Rachel Ward    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Ben Mendelsohn, Sophie Lowe, Maeve Dermody
  • Directors: Rachel Ward
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Matchbox Films
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Oct 2010
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003VKE47Q
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 43,071 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Award winning actress Rachel Ward s stunning and handsome directorial debut, Beautiful Kate is the story of a family whose all too human mistakes lead to tragedy, recrimination, guilt and finally salvation. Told in parallel strands of past and present, the film recounts the sexual awakening of three siblings growing up in isolation, interwoven with the emotional journey of reconciliation between an estranged father and son.

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Four Stars, Anthony Quinn, The Independent. The directorial debut of Rachel Ward (yes, that one), this intricate, painful drama of an unhappy family beguiles almost to the last frame. Ben Mendelsohn plays Ned, returning after 20 years' absence to the family farmhouse in remote southern Australia, his sulky, sarky girlfriend in tow. He's come to make peace with his dying father (Bryan Brown), a failed politician now cared for by his youngest daughter Sally (Rachel Griffiths), but once there Ned is haunted by memories of his twin sister, Kate (Sophie Lowe), and the disturbing turn their relationship took that final summer of her life. Adapting from a 1970s American novel, Ward demonstrates a terrific feel both for the isolation of the landscape and the fragile web of love and loyalty that holds a family together. An actor herself, she gets superb performances from the cast, Mendelsohn and Griffiths in particular, responding to a script whose truthfulness and humour seem to rise as naturally as dust off the desert yet required serious effort (three years of rewrites). Only at the end does it stumble into cliché a bonfire of family memorabilia too facile a token of emotional leave-taking but it never undermines the feeling that real art has gone into this picture. --http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/beautiful-kate-15-2038788.html

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing Australian gem of a film 24 Jan 2011
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The lowdown: A writer, Ned Kendall, is asked to return to the family home by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. The family home is in a very remote and isolated area. While back home, Ned starts having memories of his beautiful twin sister and himself when they were children. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past.

This film, set in rural Australia, explores the themes of family and how one's childhood can return to haunt one in later life.

For Australian readers of my review, yes it's a VERY Australian film, but all the better for it. The Australian wilderness scenes and soundtrack are fantastic.

Look out for great performances from well-known Aussie actors, including Bryan Brown, Rachel Griffiths and the oh-so-lovely Maeve Dermody (Black Water, Griff the Invisible).

Recommended.
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars You owe me, Rachel Ward.... 22 Sep 2010
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This film haunted me for over a week; it upset my equilibrium and I was maudling for days on end!
Beautifully crafted and brilliantly acted.
Have tissues or a sleeve handy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars "Vivid and intimate portrayal..." 20 Feb 2012
By Sindri
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British actress, screenwriter and director Rachel Ward`s feature film debut which she wrote the screenplay for, is an adaptation of a novel from 1982 by American author Newton Thornburg (1929-2011) and was shot on location at Flinders Ranges, the largest mountain range in South Australia. It tells the story about Ned Kendall, a writer who returns to his childhood home in Wallumbi, a farm in the Australian countryside, with his young girlfriend Toni, an aspiring actress, in order to reconcile with his estranged father Bruce who is living at the farm with his daughter who takes care of him. Ned and Toni are warmly welcomed by Ned`s sister Sally, but Ned`s dying father is not as enthusiastic about his son`s arrival. After having settled in Ned continues to write on his memoirs, but when secrets from the past reaches the surface and Toni learns about the strange relationship Ned had to his sister Kate, she leaves him.

Rachel Ward`s engaging directorial debut, an Australian production, which was produced by the director`s husband Bryan Brown and Leah Churchill-Brown is a character-driven psychological drama about a man haunted by memories of his adolescent years living at an isolated farm with his brother Cliff, his twin sister Kate and his strict father Bruce. With an efficient flashback narrative, this well-written independent film draws a vivid and intimate portrayal of an Australian family separated by a past which is converged with the present when a family member who abandoned his family several years ago returns to confront himself and his family with that still lingering past.

This atmospheric mystery which is set against the backdrop of the stately Flinders Ranges which becomes a significant character in this family tale, examines themes such as family relations, coming-of-age, sexual awakening, guilt, incest and reconciliation and is reinforced by the compelling cinematography by cinematographer Andrew Commis and the empathic acting performances by Australian actors Ben Mendelsohn and Bryan Brown, Australian actresses Rachel Griffiths and Maeve Dermody and newcomers Josh McFarlane and Sophie Lowe in their first feature film roles. A well-paced and in-depth study of character which gained, among other awards, the AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress Rachel Griffiths at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 2009 and the FCCA Award for Best Supporting Actress Rachel Griffiths and Best Supporting Actor Bryan Brown at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards in 2010.
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