Australia
Synopsis
Widower Edouard Pierson (Jeremy Irons) fought for Australia in World War Two, but he was born (and married) in Belgium. For the past twelve years, he has been living in Australia with his daughter. His occupation as a wool merchant is in keeping with his family's tradition. He is determined to remain in Australia, and is equally determined to keep his daughter (Danielle Lyttleton) from learning much about her mother, whom she never knew. Nonetheless, when his brother (Tcheky Karyo) calls urgently from Belgium, requesting his help in saving the family's business there, he returns to his hometown of Verviers. In addition to saving the family business, he comes to have second thoughts about returning to Australia after he has a brief affair with a Belgian woman (Fanny Ardant). Meanwhile, his daughter has made contact with her grandmother (Helene Surgere), and is beginning to learn about her mother.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : AO Productions
- Co-productions : Ciné 5, Christian Bourgois Production
- Foreign production companies : Les Films de la Drève, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française, Cab Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : StudioCanal Films Limited
- French distribution : UGC Distribution
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Marie-Pascale Osterrieth
- Screenwriters : Jean-Jacques Andrien, Jean Gruault, Jacques Audiard
- Dialogue Writers : Jacques Audiard, Jean-Jacques Andrien, Jean Gruault
- Director of Photography : Yorgos Arvanitis
- Music Composer : Nicola Piovani
- Editor : Ludo Troch
- Sound Recordist : Henri Morelle
- Costume designer : Yvonne Sassinot De Nesle
- Sound Assistant : Frank Struys
- Sound editor : Denise Vindevogel
- Production Designer : Hubert Westbrook
- Sound Mixer : Gérard Lamps
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1989
- French release : 13/09/1989
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 67156
- Visa issue date : 11/09/1989
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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