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Somersault
2004
Love can turn you upside down. New experiences help a young girl learn the differences between sex and love. Read more
| Starring | Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson |
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| Director | Cate Shortland |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Somersault
Love can turn you upside down. New experiences help a young girl learn the differences between sex and love.
| Starring | Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Hollie Andrew, Leah Purcell, Olivia Pigeot, Blake Pittman, Damian De Montemas, Alex Babic, Elizabeth Muntar |
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| Director | Cate Shortland |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins Watch now: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English Watch Online: English |
| Dubbed | None |
| Hearing-impaired | None |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | DVD: 25 Jul 2006 Watch now: 15 May 2009 Production year: 2004 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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In what has been a lean year for Australian cinema, this moving coming-of-age tale deservedly cleaned up at the AFI awards (the Aussie equivalent of the Oscars), bagging a record 13 gongs. Newcomer Abbie Cornish won the best actress award for her superb performance as a teenage girl who flees home after seducing her mother's partner. Ending up in a small town at the foot of a ski resort, she begins a troubled relationship with a brooding local farmer (the equally good Sam Worthington, who won best actor). The story is familiar enough, but director Cate Shortland sympathetically catches the heartbreak and emotional confusion of her flawed characters. Her eye for quirky detail and fresh, haunting visuals ? there's no sign of stock Australian locations like the beach or the outback ? also marks Shortland out as a talent to watch.
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This feature debut from Australian director Cate Shortland reminded me afterwards of two fairly recent British films,... read more on Time Out
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38 out of 49 people found this review helpful
Simply beautiful
Somersault is squarely based on the 'Coming of age' plot structure, and doesn't really challenge this stereotype. We follow Cornish?s character, ?Heidi? as she leaves home and travels through an Australian winter - forming new relationships and experiencing a new life. What is far more original and impressive is the stunning cinematography and fabulous score; these alone are enough reason to watch the film. I admit the script made me cringe at times, and I wouldn?t recommend this film to people who are after a thrilling plot with copious action and twists, however, those who can appreciate a film for its visual and aural beauty will not be disappointed.
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Most recent members' review
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Beautifuly shot but fails to fully engage
Whilst this is an engaging film, it is ultimately let down by its lack of character arc. Without being given any background to the lead character its hard to know what her motivation is for her actions in the film, some seem to think she is on an innocent journey of self discovery. I'm not sure this is the case, also the film fails come to any conclusions, which leaves the question of what the character learnt about herself (if anything) open. Some viewers may like the fact they can draw their own conclusions, but for me it left me unable to engage with the characters as fully as I would have liked. Also the film fails to develop on the subplots that it introduces. It is,however beautifuly shot.
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