Siam Sunset

Siam Sunset is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.

Siam Sunset
Directed byJohn Polson
Produced byAl Clark
Written by
  • Max Dann
  • Andrew Knight
StarringLinus Roache
Music byPaul Grabowsky
CinematographyBrian Breheny
Edited byNicholas Beauman
Production
company
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • May 1999 (1999-05) (Cannes)
  • 9 September 1999 (1999-09-09) (Australia)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$878,819 (Australia)

Plot

Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new color Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace (Danielle Cormack), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.[1]

Release

Siam Sunset premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia,.[3]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.1/10.[4] David Stratton of Variety wrote that the film's concept is unoriginal, but it is a "merrily entertaining, frequently funny and occasionally violent" film that improves on the formula used by recent films.[5]

References
  1. Siam Sunset at Turner Classic Movies
  2. Tilden, Imogen (7 November 2000). "The colour of peace". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office at Film Victoria
  4. Siam Sunset at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. Stratton, David (20 May 1999). "Review: 'Siam Sunset'". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2016.


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