Spider and Rose

Spider and Rose is a 1994 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett and starring Ruth Cracknell, Simon Bossell, and Max Cullen. It is about the relationship between an elderly lady and a young ambulance driver.[2]

Spider and Rose
Directed byBill Bennett
Written byBill Bennett
StarringRuth Cracknell
Simon Bossell
Max Cullen
Release date
1994
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeA$856,905 (Australia)[1]

Although the film was marketed as a comedy, Bennett says he never regarded the film as such, but a serious look at how we treat the aged.[3]

It won the audience award at the Tromsø International Film Festival in 1995.[4]

References
  1. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 13 November 2012
  2. David Stratton, "Spider and Rose", Variety, 8 May 1994 accessed 16 November 2012
  3. "Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 Archived 8 December 2012 at Archive.today accessed 17 November 2012
  4. Tromsø International Film Festival


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