Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Celine O'Leary, Paul Blackwell, Chloe Ferguson, Phoebe Ferguson, Kate Greetham, Todd Telford. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Tony Clark ; editor, Tania Nehme ; music, Graham Tardif ; art director and costume designer, Beverly Freeman ; production designer, Fiona Paterson. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for language and thematic elements involving a child affected by domestic discord. |
Summary |
Witnessing the deteriorating relationship between her parents, a young girl becomes immersed in her own world. Not having the words to express her emotions, she suspects that words themselves may be the problem, so she stops talking. Through her silence, she attempts to influence her parents' behavior to force them to communicate properly with each other and with her. Gives voice to a girl's confusion, cleverness and hopeful joy as she attempts to change her world. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Girls -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Silence -- Drama.
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Parent and child -- Drama.
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Communication in marriage -- Drama.
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Communication in families -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Melodrama -- Feature.
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Youth -- Feature.
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Family -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Motion pictures, Australian.
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Foreign films -- Australia.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
De Heer, Rolf, 1951-
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Procacci, Domenico, 1960-
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O'Leary, Celine.
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Blackwell, Paul.
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Ferguson, Chloe, 1989-
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Ferguson, Phoebe.
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Greetham, Kate.
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Telford, Todd.
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Fandango (Firm)
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Marvel Movies.
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SBS Independent.
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Smile Production (Firm)
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South Australian Film Corporation.
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Vertigo productions.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Standard No. |
014381139426 |
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00014381139426 |
Music No. |
ID1394LIDVD Image Entertainment |
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