The View from Greenhaven

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The View from Greenhaven
Directed byKenn MacRae
Simon MacRae
Written byKenn MacRae
Simon MacRae
Produced byNancy Baye
Darlene Choo
Michael De Sadeleer
Starring
CinematographyMark Wareham
Edited byTim Wellburn
Music byRajan Kamahl
Production
company
Movie Extra
Distributed byArkles Entertainment
Release date
  • 16 October 2008 (2008-10-16)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The View from Greenhaven is a 2008 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Kenn and Simon MacRae, starring Chris Haywood and Wendy Hughes.

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Synopsis

Dash and Dot are about reaching their forty year wedding anniversary. Their daughter Kate and her husband Tim have arranged a mystery tour to celebrate the occasion. Dash is not happy at the idea, but Dot gives him an ultimatum. He’s even less happy when he meets their fellow travellers. [1]

Release

The film was released on 16 October 2008. [2]

Reception

Film critic Margaret Pomeranz of At the Movies gave the film three stars and called it "a coming of a ripe old age story." She went on to say: "And while it has its charms, largely in the performances, there is something of the telemovie about the film. Chris Haywood is just so good as Dash, he brings something poignant to a character that could have just been a cliché. And Wendy Hughes is also splendid. Perhaps the characters are a bit underwritten, but this is a feel good film that is not wildly ambitious." [1]

Annette Basile of FilmInk wrote that the film "will put a smile on your face and make its way into your heart." [2] George Palathingal of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that "With any luck, the MacRaes will think their next project through more carefully. It's all well and good knowing how to tell a story; it's another matter getting people to pay attention." [3]

Jake Wilson of The Age called the film "thinly imaged though efficiently constructed". [4] Jason Di Rosso of Radio Australia wrote that while Haywood and Hughes are "good in the lead roles", the rest of the characters "just aren't original or interesting enough" and the "emotional watershed at the end, too, feels a little simplistic." [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Pomeranz, Margaret (5 November 2008). "The View from Greenhaven 2008". Letterboxd . Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 Basile, Annette (13 October 2008). "The View From Greenhaven (film)". FilmInk . Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Palathingal, George (16 October 2008). "The View From Greenhaven". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Jake (24 October 2008). "The View from Greenhaven". The Age . Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Di Rosso, Jason (16 October 2008). "The View From Greenhaven". Radio Australia . Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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