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Director:
Gillian Armstrong
Writer:
Helen Garner (written by)
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Release Date:
26 February 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Vicki returns to her elder sister Beth's house in Australia after an affair in Italy. Beth, with a teenage daughter... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 12 nominations more
User Comments:
Forget "smart","edgey",or "strong women"(?), try plain old GOOD! more (5 total)

Cast

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Lisa Harrow ... Beth
Bruno Ganz ... J.P.
Kerry Fox ... Vicki

Miranda Otto ... Annie
Kiri Paramore ... Tim
Bill Hunter ... Beth's Father
Lex Marinos ... Angelo
Mickey Camilleri ... Sally
Lynne Murphy ... Beth's Mother
Claire Haywood ... Janet
Leanne Bundy ... Susie
Wilson Alcorn ... Cafe Dero
Tom Weaver ... Thief
Bill Brady ... Mayor
Eva Di Cesare ... Waitress
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Runtime:
93 min | USA:96 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia more
Company:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Vicki: Don't tell J.P.
Beth: Why would I do that?
Vicki: Don't married people tell each other everything?
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Movie Connections:
References Manhattan (1979) more

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Forget "smart","edgey",or "strong women"(?), try plain old GOOD!, 16 June 2000
Author: rsmith-8 from Los Angeles

I liked My Brilliant Career back in 1980, but after seeing this effort from the brilliant turned masterful Ms Armstrong I suspect that its traditional feminist message ("I won't give up my dreams for a man") made it more palatable for the times. Chez Nous doesn't let you off the hook so easily. What I found so compelling is its gentle but firm refusal to adopt a condescending attitude towards the characters or the audience. I rented this film with Jane Campion's Sweetie, which I found audaciously weird but riveting, in fact I now own Sweetie. Like Chez Nous, it deals with heroines and their family relationships, particularly involving sisters and to some degree, fathers. Both films are from the same part of the world. I was happy to find a used copy of Sweetie a few months after seeing it, but I watched Chez Nous twice before returning it, and that's the highest recommendation I can give.

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