| Under the Lighthouse Dancing | |
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| Directed by | Graeme Rattigan |
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| Produced by | David Giles |
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| Cinematography | Paul Murphy |
| Edited by | David Stiven |
| Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Distributed by | Village Roadshow Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, and starring Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie and Naomi Watts. It is based on a true story.
Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.
Writing for Variety , David Stratton praised the acting and production design of the film, but said that it had thin material, and that the ending was "hokey". [1]
Australia's SBS gave the film a negative review concluding that the production "obviously wants to have an emotional impact, it just hasn't done it very successfully." [2]
Under the Lighthouse Dancing grossed $30,321 at the box office in Australia. [3]
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