Sirens


1h 34m 1993

Brief Synopsis

In 1920s Australia, a young clergyman and his wife encounter painter Norman Lindsay due to a controversy over one of his paintings. The proper couple get caught up in and tempted by the painter's bohemian lifestyle.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Erotic
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Atlab-Gold Coast, Australia; British Screen Finance; Film Finances, Inc.; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Moneypenny Services; Pangea Media Group; Screen Australia; Steeves Lumley; Tony Leonard; Twickenham Film Studios; Twickenham Studios
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX; Disney/Buena Vista; MIRAMAX; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Sofala, New South Wales, Australia; Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

In 1920s Australia, a young clergyman and his wife encounter painter Norman Lindsay due to a controversy over one of his paintings. The proper couple get caught up in and tempted by the painter's bohemian lifestyle.

Crew

Justin Ackerman

Executive Producer

Grant Atkinson

Electrician

Ann K Aylward

Editing Trainee

Gavin Barbey

Wardrobe

Scott Barlow

Horse Wrangler

Antonio Barnard

Other

Alan Bell

Sound Editor

Catherine Bishop

Production Manager

Nicholas Breslin

2nd Assistant Editor (Australia)

Hans Brockmann

Executive Producer

Kerrie Brown

Set Decorator

Mathew Buchan

Electrician

Danny Burnett

Construction Manager

Robbie Burr

Electrician

Geoff Burton

Director Of Photography

Tim Cavagin

Rerecording Mixer

Evanne Chesson

Dogs Trainer

Lara Connor

Camera Attachment

Barbara Cope

Unit Caterer

Jason Costelloe

2nd Assistant Editor (United Kingdom)

Paul Delprat

Original Paintings Creator

Humphrey Dixon

Editor

John Duigan

Screenwriter

Mel Dykes

Costume Coordinator

Laurie Faen

Art Director

Richard Fettes

Assistant Sound Editor

Elaine Fitcher

Makeup Assistant

Roger Ford

Production Designer

Kathryn Forward

Dog Wrangler

Rea Francis

Unit Publicist

Colin Gibson

Props Buyer/Standby Props

Bart Groen

Art Department Assistant

Leilani Hannah

Other

Dave Hanson

Grip

Maude Heath

Location Manager

Jayne Horvath

Production Assistant

Dennis Hulm

Unit Assistant

Dean Humphreys

Rerecording Mixer

Kim Hunter

Assistant (To Publicist)

Bobbie Johnson

Accountant (United Kingdom)

Robert Jones

Executive Producer

Ena Joyce

Other

Sarah Kaye

Accounts Assistant

Mark Keating

Boom Operator

Susie Lane

Assistant (To Producers)

Heather Laurie

Standby Wardrobe

David Lee

Sound Recordist

Tony Leonard

Insurance

Dixie Linder

Assistant (To Producers)

Steeves Lumley

Insurance

Robert Macfarlane

Stills Photographer

John Martin

2nd Assistant Director

Will Mathews

Unit Manager

Noelle Maxwell

Unit Assistant

Charles Mcdonald

Publicist (United Kingdom)

Sandra Mckenzie

Researcher

Sue Midgely

1st Assistant Editor

Sue Midgely

Sound Editor

Sue Milliken

Producer

Kathryn Millis

Other

Wil Milne

Unit Assistant

Moira Moss

Camera Attachment

Liz Mullinar

Casting

Paul Naylor

Unit Assistant

Shane Naylor

Unit Assistant

Paula Paizes

Business And Legal Affairs

Tim Parry

Other

Anthony Phillips

Tara Fitzgerald'S Costumes

Ian Plummer

Gaffer

Rachel Portman

Music

Simon Quaife

Key Grip

Sarah Radclyffe

Co-Producer

Ian Russell

Laboratory Liaison

Terry Ryan

Costume Designer

Prisque Salvie

Assistant Art Director

Emma Schofield

Production Coordinator

Andrew Short

Props Buyer

Michael Solinger

Post-Production Supervisor

Stephen Spencer

Assistant Sound Editor

Jill Steele

Production Accountant (Moneypenny Services)

Kim Stone

Other

Rowena Talacko

3rd Assistant Director

Neris Thomas

Production Coordinator (United Kingdom)

Eric Todd

Other

Sarah Tooth

Assistant Designer

P.j. Voeten

1st Assistant Director

Sylvia Walker-wilson

Post-Production (Australia)

Noriko Watanabe

Makeup Artist

Sue Wiley

Continuity

Martin Williams

Unit Runner

Christine Woodruff

Music Coordinator

Ali Yeldam

Wardrobe Runner/ Millinery

Jan Zeigenbein

Hairdresser

Jan Ziegenbein

Hairdresser

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Erotic
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Atlab-Gold Coast, Australia; British Screen Finance; Film Finances, Inc.; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Moneypenny Services; Pangea Media Group; Screen Australia; Steeves Lumley; Tony Leonard; Twickenham Film Studios; Twickenham Studios
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX; Disney/Buena Vista; MIRAMAX; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Sofala, New South Wales, Australia; Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring March 4, 1994

Expanded Release in United States March 11, 1994

Expanded Release in United States March 18, 1994

Expanded Release in United States March 25, 1994

Expanded Release in United States April 1, 1994

Expanded Release in United States April 11, 1994

Released in United States on Video April 29, 2003

Released in United States October 1993

Released in United States January 1994

Released in United States March 1994

Shown at MIFED in Milan October 24-29, 1993.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-13, 1994.

Began shooting March 29, 1993.

Completed shooting May 14, 1993.

The producers wish to acknowledge the assistance of the National Trust of Australia for permission to film at the Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum, Faulconbridge, NSW.

Produced with the assistance of the New South Wales Film & Television Office, Sydney, Australia.

Released in United States Spring March 4, 1994

Expanded Release in United States March 11, 1994

Expanded Release in United States March 18, 1994

Expanded Release in United States March 25, 1994

Expanded Release in United States April 1, 1994

Expanded Release in United States April 11, 1994

Released in United States on Video April 29, 2003

Released in United States October 1993 (Shown at MIFED in Milan October 24-29, 1993.)

Released in United States January 1994 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 1994.)

Released in United States March 1994 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-13, 1994.)