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Lilian's Story (1996)
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Kate Grenville (novel)
Steve Wright (writer)
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25 September 1998 (USA) more
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For forty years Lilian Singer has been locked up in a 'loony bin' by her father. Her release is eventually... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 3 nominations more
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Best forgotten. more (5 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ruth Cracknell | ... | Lilian Singer |
| Barry Otto | ... | John Singer |
 | Toni Collette | ... | Young Lilian Singer |
| John Flaus | ... | Frank |
 | Jeff Truman | ... | Head Orderly |
| Lyle O'Hara | ... | Esther |
| Kate Agnew | ... | May |
| Fiona Press | ... | Ruby |
| Pat Hutchinson | ... | Babs |
| Rachel Szalay | ... | Inmate One |
| Kris Bidenko | ... | Inmate Two |
| Janet Foye | ... | Inmate Three |
| Deborah Foster | ... | Inmate Four |
| Iris Shand | ... | Aunt Kitty |
| Michael Greir | ... | Driver of Kitty's Cab |
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94 min | Poland:91 min
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Based loosely on the life of legendary eccentric Bea Miles, who recited Shakespeare for a dollar on the streets of Sydney and rode taxis for a sonnet. more
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While I haven't read the novel (which by all accounts is quite good), there is little good to be said of this film. I'm not sure if it was the incoherent flash backs, or the real "Aussie" acting, that most had me reaching for the remote control.
So, unless you are a big Ruth Cracknell fan and can stand the tedium this film has to offer, it is, unfortunately, best forgotten.