June Again

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June Again
Directed byJJ Winlove
Written byJJ Winlove
Produced byDrew Bailey
Jamie Hilton
Michael Pontin
Starring Noni Hazlehurst
Claudia Karvan
Stephen Curry
CinematographyHugh Miller
Edited byMark Warner
Music by Christopher Gordon
Running time
99 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

June Again is a 2021 Australian comedy film co-written and directed by JJ Winlove.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes lists 12 critics with all 12 assessed as fresh. It gave the film a score of 100%. [1]

Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald gives it 3 stars, concluding "The film has its rewards, mostly to do with Hazlehurst’s luminous performance, but it could have been a contender." [2] Jane Freebury of the Canberra Times gave it 4 stars, writing "JJ Winlove's insights into the dynamics of a typical family carry heft. It's a skill to portray family struggles in ways that seem fresh, breezy and non-judgemental." [3]

Awards

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References

  1. "June Again". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. Byrnes, Paul (5 May 2021), "The missing ingredient in this new Aussie film? Nerve", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Freebury, Jane (20 May 2021), "June Again, starring Noni Hazlehurst, is a disruptive take on the toll on families of dementia", The Canberra Times
  4. Frater, Patrick (8 December 2021), "'Nitram' Steals the Show at Australia's AACTA Awards, Taking all Major Prizes", Variety
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