Children of the Revolution (1997)
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- Synopsis
- Children of the Revolution is an Australian film whose cinematic roots go back to the sardonic comedies of Billy Wilder. It is set in two time periods, the 1950s and 1990s, and goes back and forth between them....
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- Starring
- Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Rachel Griffiths
- Director(s)
- Peter Duncan
- Distributor(s)
- Artisan
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min.
Critic Reviews
Children bumps into a few dead spots along its irreverent way... But casual sophistication and wiggy Australian self-awareness give this product of unreconstructed bourgeois decadence its idiosyncratic charm.Read the full review
A gloss on the disillusion that came with the embracing of communist ideals that is part playful farce, part dark satire, this unclassifiable film, both comic and strange, always holds your attention even when it doesn't seem to know where it's going.Read the full review
Brimming with almost too many ideas for its 99-minute running time, Duncan's film boasts a strong cast of top actors who flesh out a group of bizarre yet recognizable characters involved in the political scene from the '50s to the present day.Read the full review
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