Country Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Blakemore
Sam Neill
Greta Scacchi
John Hargreaves
Kerry Fox
Michael Blakemore
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Synopsis
Life on the Dickens' rambling outback sheep station is disrupted by the arrival of Alexander, the family hero on holiday from his supposedly successful social climbing in London with his gorgeous new wife Deborah. The cosmopolitan Deborah worries at first that life on the ranch will be a bore, but she keeps plenty busy as her charms beset the farm with the chaos of jealousy, family rivalry and secret romance. The women--including Alexander's strong, independent daughter Sally, the matriarch Maud, and the Irish housekeeper Hannah--resent her. The men--including the handsome, idealistic outback doctor and the repressed and overworked Uncle Jack--fall agonizingly in love with her. Tied up in this tangle of sexual tension, relations between the household members are bound to get only more complicated.
Director
Michael Blakemore
Cast
Sam Neill
Greta Scacchi
John Hargreaves
Kerry Fox
Michael Blakemore
Googie Withers
Patricia Kennedy
Ron Blanchard
Robyn Cruze
Maurie Fields
Bryan Marshall
Tony Barry
Terry Brady
Tom Long
Rob Steele
Ian Bliss
Reg Cribb
Derani Scarr
Owen Buik
Crew
Alison Barrett
Nicholas Beauman
Peter Best
Michael Blakemore
Miranda Brock
Donna Brown
Guy Campbell
Anton Chekhov
Wendy Chuck
Simon Clayton
Robert Coleby
Roger Cowland
Robin Dalton
Laurence Eastwood
Colin Fletcher
Ray Fowler
Robert Graham
David Hemming
Simon Hewitt
Dimity Huntington
Phil Judd
James Mcteigue
Ken Muggleston
Gary O'grady
Michael O'kane
Ben Osmo
Adrienne Read
Barbara Ring
Angus Robertson
Phillip Roope
Lesley Rouvray
Lesley Rouvray
Julie Sims
Marc Spicer
Bill Undery
David Vawser
David Vawser
Graham Ware
Karin Whittington
Lynda Wilkinson
Pamela Willis-burden
Stephen F. Windon
Christine Woodruff
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Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner, along with David Stevens ("The Sum of Us"), of the 1994 Film Critic's Circle of Australia Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Nominated for several 1994 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, including best actor (John Hargreaves) and best actress (Kerry Fox).
Expanded Release in United States August 11, 1995
Expanded Release in United States August 4, 1995
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States August 1994
Released in United States February 1995
Released in United States on Video March 19, 1996
Released in United States Summer July 28, 1995
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 9-20, 1995.
Shown at Brisbane International Film Festival August 1994.
The second feature film for Australian-born writer-director-actor Michael Blakemore who marked his debut as a helmer with "Privates on Parade" (Australia/1982).
Began shooting November 29, 1993.
Completed shooting January 27, 1994.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)
Released in United States February 1995 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 9-20, 1995.)
Released in United States Summer July 28, 1995
Released in United States August 1994 (Shown at Brisbane International Film Festival August 1994.)
Expanded Release in United States August 4, 1995
Expanded Release in United States August 11, 1995
Released in United States on Video March 19, 1996
