Synopsis
Though she went on to create a string of brilliant films, Jane Campion will always be remembered for her stunning debut feature, Sweetie, which focuses on the hazardous relationship between the buttoned-down, superstitious Kay and her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, "Sweetie"—and by extension, their entire family’s profoundly rotten roots. A feast of colorful photography and captivating, idiosyncratic characters, Sweetie heralded the emergence of this gifted director as well as the breakthrough of Australian cinema, which would take international film by storm in the nineties.
Cast
| Sweetie | Genevieve Lemon |
| Kay | Karen Colston |
| Louis | Tom Lycos |
| Gordon | Jon Darling |
| Flo | Dorothy Barry |
| Bob | Michael Lake |
| Clayton | Andre Pataczek |
Credits
| Director | Jane Campion |
| Producer | John Maynard |
| Screenplay | Gerard Lee and Jane Campion |
| Co-producer | William MacKinnon |
| Cinematography | Sally Bongers |
| Editing | Veronika Haussler |
| Music | Martin Armiger |
| Costume design | Amanda Lovejoy |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Sally Bongers and approved by director Jane Campion
- New Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring Campion, Bongers and screenwriter Gerard Lee
- Making “Sweetie”, a new video conversation between stars Genevieve Lemon and Karen Colston
- Campion’s early short films: An Exercise in Discipline: Peel; Passionless Moments; and A Girl’s Own Story
- Jane Campion: The Film School Years, a 1989 conversation between Campion and critic Peter Thompson
- Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and production stills
- Original theatrical trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Plus: A new essay by film scholar Dana Polan
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