A Month of Sundays is a 2015 Australian film starring Anthony LaPaglia.[1]
| A Month of Sundays | |
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 Theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Matthew Saville |
| Written by | Matthew Saville |
| Produced by | Nick Batzias Matthew Saville Kirsty Stark |
| Starring | Anthony LaPaglia Julia Blake |
| Cinematography | Mark Wareham |
| Edited by | Ken Sallows |
| Music by | Bryony Marks |
Release dates |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Plot
editReal estate agent Frank Mollard won't admit it, but he can't move on. Divorced but still attached, he can't sell a house in a property boom - much less connect with his teenage son. One night Frank gets a phone call from his mother. Nothing out of the ordinary. Apart from the fact that she died a year ago.
Thus blossoms a charming and unusual friendship with an elderly woman which inspires Frank to reconnect with life.
Cast
edit- Anthony LaPaglia as Frank Mollard
- Julia Blake as Sarah
- John Clarke as Phillip Lang
- Wayne Anthoney as Noel Lang
- Justine Clarke as Wendy McKinnon
- Donal Forde as Damien
- Terence Crawford as Stuart
- Gary Sweet as Gary Sweet
Reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 19 critics.[2]
Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian wrote "Situations, subplots and even barely seen characters are unified with an almost cosmic sense of fate."[3] David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews wrote "One can only hope that this marks a temporary stumble for an otherwise talented filmmaker."[4] Paul Byrnes in the Sydney Morning Herald said "A Month of Sundays is a small miracle of a film – an odd combination of modesty and ambition."[5]
References
edit- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (16 October 2015). "Film Review: 'A Month of Sundays'". Variety.
- ^ "A Month Of Sundays (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke. "A Month of Sundays review – schleppy tale of Adelaide real-estate". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Nusair, David. "A Month of Sundays". Reel Film Reviews. David Nusair. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Byrnes, Paul. "A Month of Sundays review: Anthony LaPaglia shines in Australian drama with heart and a brain". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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