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High Tide (DVD, 1987)

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High Tide (DVD, 1987). Ex rental with scuff marks but plays well. Hard to find Aussie flick.

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Directed by Gillian Armstrong this film is an incisive study of alienation. Judy Davis stars as an out of work back-up singer who along with Claudia Karvan goes on an emotionally wrought alcohol fuelled adventure. Lilli (Judy Davis) lives an aimless life on the edge of show business as a backup singer for a travelling Elvis impersonator, Lester (Frankie J Holden). Just as the troupe pulls into just another country town, Lester tells Lilli she is no longer needed. Abandoned, broke and with nowhere to go Lilli befriends a surfie kid, Ally (Claudia Karvan) in the local caravan park. Ally lives with her grandmother, Bet (Jan Adele). Lilli is shocked, is this the daughter whom she had abandoned as an infant when her husband died? Bet and Lilli fight bitterly over Ally; Bet is terrified of losing her, and Lilli, while ambivalent about motherhood, is irresistibly drawn to her. All three women are at a crossroads in their lives and must make some of the hardest decisions they have ever faced.

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UPC9315842000592

eBay Product ID (ePID)4051084737

Product Key Features

ActorClaudia Karvan, Colin Friels, Judy Davis, Frankie J. Holden, Jan Adele, Monica Trapaga

Movie/TV TitleHigh Tide

RatingM

DirectorGillian Armstrong

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama

StudioMagna

Run Time100 Mins

TypeDvd

Additional Product Features

Release Year1987

Number of Discs1

DistributorMagna Home Entertainment

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by rich-9226
13 Feb, 2025
Gritty but heartfelt adult drama
An outstanding Australian drama of the mid-1980s which explores complex adult themes seldom dealt with by contemporary cinema. Superbly directed and photographed with career best performances from Judy Davis, Colin Friels and Jan Adele, and Claudia Karvan has never been better than she is here.
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by trisha.37
16 Feb, 2022
as written. high tide
film was a bit dark. couldnt change it
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned