Celia (1989) ( Celia: Child of Terror )

Celia (1989) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Celia: Child of Terror
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
99 min + 14 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Ann Turner

Written By:
Ann Turner

Actors:
Rebecca Smart ..... Celia Carmichael
Nicholas Eadie ..... Ray Carmichael
Victoria Longley ..... Alice Tanner
Mary-Anne Fahey ..... Pat Carmichael
Margaret Ricketts ..... Grandmother
Alexander Hutchinson ..... Steve Tanner
Adrian Mitchell ..... Karl Tanner
Callie Gray ..... Meryl Tanner
Martin Sharman ..... Evan Tanner
Clair Couttie ..... Heather Goldman
Alex Menglet ..... Mr. Goldman
Amelia Frid ..... Stephanie Burke
William Zappa ..... Inspector John Burke
Feon Keane ..... Soapy Burke
Louise Le Nay ..... Debbie Burke

Synopsis:

Ann Turner wrote and directed this genuinely creepy amalgam of Father Knows Best and Death Wish. Celia Carmichael (Rebecca Smart) is a lonely nine-year-old girl growing up in the Melbourne suburbs in the late 1950s, who is the victim of several traumas with horrific results. She first finds her grandmother's dead body. Then she has nightmares from a book read to her at school. For a spell, her troubles are abated when a new family moves in next door with three children for Celia to play with. But her parents forbid her to play with the children because the parents are members of the Communist Party. It all comes to a head when, because of a national plague of rabbits, the Victoria State government orders a turning over of all domestic rabbits. When her uncle confiscates her beloved pet rabbit and discovers that it has died in the Melbourne Zoo, Celia explodes in violent revenge.

Presented in an all-new director-approved digital transfer, Celia is a tale of lost innocence set during a long hot summer in 1950's Australia. Seen through refreshingly non-sentimental eyes, it stylishly evokes the surreal childhood world of rituals, games and gangs and the incomprehensible nature of adults.

An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 April, 2009.

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