Look Both Ways (2005)

Director:

Sarah Watt

Writer:

Sarah Watt (writer)

Release Date:

18 August 2005 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Disaster Is Everywhere

Plot:

During one unusually hot weekend, four friends struggle after hearing some life-changing news.

Plot Keywords:

Cancer | Train Accident | Animated Sequence | Swimming Pool | Cemetery

Awards:

21 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Mary Kostakidis	...	SBS Newsreader
Justine Clarke	...	Meryl Lee
Daniella Farinacci	...	Julia (as Daniela Farinacci)
Robbie Hoad	...	Rob (as Rob Hoad)
William McInnes	...	Nick
Leon Teague	...	Doctor
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Phil
Anthony Hayes	...	Andy Walker
Elena Carapetis	...	Maria
Tamara Lee	...	Policewoman (as Tamara Lees)
Andreas Sobik	...	Train Driver
Lisa Flanagan	...	Anna
Irena Dangov	...	Train Driver's Wife
Jacquelynne Willcox	...	Current Affairs Reporter
Laura Peisley	...	Emily

Also Known As:

Life Story (Australia) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material.

Runtime:

Australia:100 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Hibiscus Films

Trivia:

The film was selected as a film text by the Australian State of Victoria's Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Quotes:

Meryl Lee: The seven stages of grief. What's the point in knowing where you're up to if you've still got to go through it anyway?

Movie Connections:

References "The Saddle Club" (2001)

I've seen this twice in two days

I loved this clever LOCAL film, full of mature characters and visual treats.In the cinema with me - full house by word of mouth I'd say- there were people laughing out loud yet the subject matter deals with death and pain. There is an almost Buddhist quality to the insights revealed. Life is like it is and we have to deal with it with compassion. Throughout, there were constant images of beauty along with the pain and grot. The ensemble acting was uniformly delightful and McInnes gave the performance of his life.But they were all great. Justine Clark was so dishily funny and down to earth, such an expressive face as she delivers her so clumsily real lines.The drawings and animation add so much to the story and fabulous fast,montages carry an extra charge.This is what the big blockbusters cant do- deliver stories that talk to the locals. The humour is so laconic and ironic- it is my Australia reflected back to me.It's a film full of witty sideways glances.