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Look Both Ways

Australia

2005

100 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
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DIR Sarah Watt

EXEC Andrew Myer

PROD Bridget Ikin

SCR Sarah Watt

DP Ray Argall

CAST Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes, Elena Carapetis, Daniella Farinacci, Robbie Hoad

ED Denise Haratzis

MUSIC Amanda Brown

Toronto (Discovery): Discovery Award, Rotterdam (Sturm und Drang): KNF Award, San Sebastián (New Directors), San Francisco (New Directors), Cannes (Semaine de la critique)

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The film charts the stories of several people over a hot summer weekend in Adelaide. Photojournalist Nick (William McInnes) (based on the fictional character Chris Vassilopoulos) discovers he has testicular cancer that has spread to his lungs. On his way home he goes to the site of a train accident to report on it, and meets Meryl (Justine Clarke) an emotionally vulnerable artist, who has witnessed a man get run over by a train. Over the course of the weekend, their relationship develops sexually as another chance encounter allows them to discover more about each other; the two gradually allow themselves to let go of their fears and form a meaningful relationship. Meanwhile, Nick’s colleague, Andy Walker, has to deal with the news that his estranged girlfriend, Anna, is pregnant, made more difficult because neither of them really wanted or planned for a baby. Andy also has to cope with his ex-wife, who doesn’t trust his ability to take good care of his two children. The lives of Julia (the partner of the man run over by the train) and the driver of the train are explored: Both characters are shown going through the seven stages of grief. The train driver bridges the gap with his estranged teenage son during the course of the movie. The rain at the end of the film symbolizes relief. —wikipedia

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Sarah Watt

Sarah Ann Watt (30 August 1958 – 4 November 2011) was an Australian film director.

Born in Sydney, Watt completed a Graduate Diploma of Film and Television (Animation) at the Swinburne (now VCA) School of Film and Television, Melbourne in 1990. Her student film “Catch of the Day” was to reflect the style of future work. In 1995, she directed a short film, Small Treasures, which won Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival. In 2000, she made a program for the SBS series Swim Between the Flags. She received the Australian Film Institute’s award for Best Director for her 2005 film Look Both Ways.

Watt returned to the VCA School of Film and Television to teach animation and was to assist in the development of many animators including Academy Award winner Adam Eliot in 1996. Watt was instrumental in the development of scripts for all of her students, but left the School to further develop her own projects, returning on occasion as a script and final production assessor… read more

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Sarah Watt, 1958 - 2011

By David Hudson on November 6, 2011

The Australian writer, director and artist won awards in Toronto and Venice for her features and shorts.

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