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Director
  
Richard Franklin

Music director
  
Nerida Tyson-Chew

Country
  
Australia

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Hotel Sorrento movie poster

Release date
  
14 July 1995

Writer
  
Peter Fitzpatrick, Richard Franklin, Hannie Rayson (play)

Initial release
  
April 20, 1995 (Australia)

Characters
  
Troy Moynihan, Wal Moynihan, Meg Moynihan, Edwin

Cast
  
Caroline Goodall
(Meg Moynihan),
Caroline Gillmer
(Hilary Moynihan),
Tara Morice
(Pippa Moynihan),
Joan Plowright
(Marge Morrisey),
Ray Barrett
(Wal Moynihan),
Nicholas Bell
(Edwin)

Similar movies
  
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Tagline
  
One sister's desire became the family secret.

Hotel sorrento trailer


Hotel Sorrento is a 1995 Australian drama film directed by Richard Franklin. Three sisters reunite in the sleepy Australian town of Sorrento after a ten-year hiatus. One of the three has written a book called Melancholy which is a thinly disguised version of their lives. The film is an adaptation of Hannie Rayson's play of the same name.

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"One of the film's many fleeting reflections is an exploration of the word “melancholy” - a word that perfectly suits Hotel Sorrento's tone and pace."

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Cast

  • Caroline Goodall as Meg Moynihan
  • Caroline Gillmer as Hilary Moynihan
  • Tara Morice as Pippa Moynihan
  • Joan Plowright as Marge Morrisey
  • Ray Barrett as Wal Moynihan
  • Nicholas Bell as Edwin
  • Ben Thomas as Troy Moynihan
  • John Hargreaves as Dick Bennett
  • Dave Barnett as Radio Announcer
  • Peter O'Callaghan as Radio Announcer
  • Jane Edmanson as Radio Announcer
  • Bill Howie as Radio Announcer
  • Sam Newman as Football Commentator
  • Shane Healy as Football Commentator
  • Phillip Lee as Auctioneer (voice)

    • Production

    Richard Franklin had worked for a number of years in the US, although he had lived in Australia since 1985. He was becoming frustrated with Hollywood and decided to make a film for the "art house market". He contacted his brother in law, Peter Fitzgerald, who had written a number of books on Australian theatre and asked him to recommend an Australian play which might make a good film. Fitzpatrick put forward Hotel Sorrento and Franklin loved it. He made the movie having never seen a production of the play.

    Critical reception

    The New York Times said that "The film is steeped in a homey provincial atmosphere that is at once comforting and stifling, and that gives some substance to the talk about the complacency and materialism of Australian society and its indifference to artists." Cinephilia said "The play by Hannie Rayson, with its familiar typology of characters and Chekovian dialogue, no doubt provided pleasing entertainment in its original stage setting but as adapted by Franklin with Peter Fitzpatrick and transposed the big screen this story of a fraught family reunion of sorts looks like soapie material blown out of proportion (Meg’s line “I’m looking for Dick” is pure Number 96, albeit unintentionally so)."

    Box office

    Hotel Sorrento grossed $1,215,478 at the box office in Australia.

    Home media

    Hotel Sorrento was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in September 2012. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the trailer, audio commentary with Richard Franklin and a featurette titled Inside Hotel Sorrento.

    References

    Hotel Sorrento Wikipedia
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    Hotel Sorrento IMDb Hotel Sorrento themoviedb.org