Desperate Remedies (1993)

Directors:

Stewart Main
Peter Wells

Writers:

Stewart Main (writer)
Peter Wells (writer)

Release Date:

26 November 1993 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Will the boy get the girl! Will the girl get the girl! Desperate Times call for Desperate Remedies

Plot:

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook...

Plot Keywords:

Love Versus Lust | Drug Addiction | Girlfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Gay Interest | Opium

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Ward-Lealand	...	Dorothea Brook
Kevin Smith	...	Lawrence Hayes
Lisa Chappell	...	Anne Cooper
Cliff Curtis	...	Fraser
Michael Hurst	...	Willam Poyser
Kiri Mills	...	Rose
Bridget Armstrong	...	Mary Anne
Timothy Raby	...	Mr. Weedle
Helen Steemson	...	Gnits
Geeling Ng	...	Su Lim (as Geeling Ching)
Kate Bartlett	...	Chorus #1
Johnny Bond	...	Chorus #2
Ann Coc-Kroft	...	Chorus #3
Maya Dalziel	...	Chorus #4
Alison Du Fresne	...	Chorus #5

Runtime:

UK:93 min

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Australia:R | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Avalon/NFU Studios

Quotes:

Dorothea: I am nobody Mr. Hayes, but I do not intend to be nobody for long. It is too exhausting.
Lawrence: With all due respect, you appear to be somebody to me.
Dorothea: You're not a radical I hope Mr. Hayes?
Lawrence: I take the liberty to follow my own thoughts.
Dorothea: I'm a believer in independence myself.

Soundtrack:

Un Bal

One of my favorite films

This film is brilliant! What do I love about it? Over-the-top melodrama (done well), a surreal mix of historial periods (and period dress/costume), great music, a sexy sexy hairy chest and a good twist in the plot at the end! I hope it comes to DVD soon.