Story of movie Under The Lighthouse Dancing : Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, based on a true story.
| Under the Lighthouse Dancing | |
|---|---|
Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Graeme Rattigan |
| Produced by | David Giles |
| Written by | David Giles Graeme Rattigan |
| Starring | Jack Thompson Jacqueline McKenzie Naomi Watts |
| Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Cinematography | Paul Murphy |
| Edited by | David Stiven |
| Distributed by | Village Roadshow Pictures |
Release date | 16 October 1997 (Australia) |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.
- Jack Thompson as Henry
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Emma
- Naomi Watts as Louise
- Philip Holder as Garth
- Zoe Bertram as Juliet
- Aden Gillett as David
- Michael Loney as Father Flynn
Writing for Variety, David Stratton praised the acting and production design of the film, but said that it had thin material, and that the ending was "hokey".
Australia's SBS gave the film a negative review concluding that the production "obviously wants to have an emotional impact, it just hasn`t done it very successfully."
Under the Lighthouse Dancing grossed $30,321 at the box office in Australia.
- Cinema of Australia