Lilians Story
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33% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama Running time 1h 34m Screenplay Steve Wright Language English | 6.9/10 IMDb Director Jerzy Domaradzki Duration Music director Cezary Skubiszewski Country Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1996 (1996) Based on novel by Kate Grenville Writer Steve Wright (screenplay), Kate Grenville (novel) Cast Ruth Cracknell (Lilian Singer), Barry Otto (John Singer), Toni Collette (Young Lilian Singer), John Flaus (Frank), Jeff Truman (Head Orderly), Lyle O'Hara (Esther)Similar movies Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , The Croods , Commando , Cemetery Junction , Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Tagline Everything matters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lilian's Story is a 1996 Australian film based on a novel by Australian author Kate Grenville, which was inspired by the life of Bea Miles, a famous Sydney nonconformist. The film starred Ruth Cracknell as Lilian and Barry Otto. Cracknell had been a Shakespearean actress of the stage for many years,
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Reception
Variety's review of the picture commended the acting and called it "a touching saga of an eccentric but tenacious woman who’s haunted by demons from her troubled past."
Toni Collette won the Australian Film Institute award for supporting actress for her performance as the young Lilian in this film; the film was also nominated for best score.
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