The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Montreal World Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1993 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Michael Jenkins

Written By:
Robert Barrett (also play)
Michael Jenkins

Actors:
Claudia Karvan ..... Christina Papadopoulos
Alex Dimitriades ..... Nick Polides
Nick Lathouris ..... George
Steve Bastoni ..... Dimitri
Doris Younane ..... Evdokia
George Vidalis ..... Vasili
Louis Mandylor ..... Eleni
William McInnes ..... Southgate
Jasper Bagg ..... Graham
Fonda Goniadis ..... Con
Katherine Halliday ..... Maria
Scott Major ..... Rivers
Harry Shiamaris ..... Father Yanni
Robin Cuming ..... Principal

Synopsis:

Christina (Claudia Karvan) is a schoolteacher from a wealthy Greek-Australian background, engaged to a lawyer and content with the traditional course of her life. She begins teaching at an inner-city working-class school and she finds her ideas challenged by the students. Involving herself in a campaign by a group of non-anglo students to form a soccer club in a school where the racist PE teacher only supports Australian Rules Football, Christina starts falling in love with aspiring soccer player, 17 year old Nick (Alex Dimitriades). The ensuing affair forces Christina to challenge herself, her family and the culture she lives in. Managing to effectively combine comedy with a refreshing examination of contemporary ethnic relationships in Australia, beautifully acted by a young cast, and insightfully scripted, 'The Heartbreak Kid' is a breakthrough film in an Australian film culture for too long dominated by narrow colonialist ideology. Based on the play by Richard Barrett.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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