Sweetie
Sweetie • 1h 39m
Directed by Jane Campion • 1989 • New Zealand
Starring Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos
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 on their family’s profoundly rotten roots. A feast of colorful photography and captivating, idiosyncratic characters, the tough and tender SWEETIE heralded the emergence of this gifted director, as well as a renaissance of Australian cinema, which would take the film world by storm in the nineties.
Up Next in Sweetie
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SWEETIE Commentary
Recorded in Sydney, Australia, in 2006, this commentary features director and cowriter Jane Campion, her screenwriting partner Gerard Lee, and director of photography Sally Bongers.
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Making SWEETIE
This conversation between SWEETIE stars Genevieve Lemon and Karen Colston was recorded in 2006.
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Passionless Moments
Directed by Jane Campion • 1983 • Australia
This short film co-directed by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee portrays the awkward trials of everyday living.
