Under the Lighthouse Dancing

Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Film poster
Directed by	Graeme Rattigan
Written by	David Giles Graeme Rattigan
Produced by	David Giles
Starring	Jack Thompson Jacqueline McKenzie Naomi Watts
Cinematography	Paul Murphy
Edited by	David Stiven
Music by	Nerida Tyson-Chew
Distributed by	Village Roadshow Pictures
Release date	16 October 1997 (1997-10-16) (Australia)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, and starring Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie and Naomi Watts. It is based on a true story.

Premise

Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.

Cast

• Jack Thompson as Henry
• Jacqueline McKenzie as Emma
• Naomi Watts as Louise
• Philip Holder as Garth
• Zoe Bertram as Juliet
• Aden Gillett as David
• Michael Loney as Father Flynn

Reception

Writing for Variety, David Stratton praised the acting and production design of the film, but said that it had thin material, and that the ending was "hokey".^[1]

Australia's SBS gave the film a negative review concluding that the production "obviously wants to have an emotional impact, it just hasn't done it very successfully."^[2]

Box office

Under the Lighthouse Dancing grossed $30,321 at the box office in Australia.^[3]

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. Stratton, David (5 October 1997). "Under the Lighthouse Dancing Review". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
2. "Under the Lighthouse Dancing". SBS. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
3. "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.

External links

• Under the Lighthouse Dancing at IMDb
• Under the Lighthouse Dancing at Rotten Tomatoes