Jindabyne (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Ray Lawrence

Writers:

Raymond Carver (short story "So Much Water So Close to Home")
Beatrix Christian (written by)

Release Date:

20 July 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Under the surface of every life lies a mystery

Plot:

Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated...

Plot Keywords:

Town | River | Fishing Trip | Aboriginal | Park

Awards:

11 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Chris Haywood	...	Gregory
Tatea Reilly	...	Susan
Laura Linney	...	Claire
Sean Rees-Wemyss	...	Tom
Gabriel Byrne	...	Stewart Kane
Deborra-Lee Furness	...	Jude
John Howard	...	Carl
Eva Lazzaro	...	Caylin-Calandria
Maya Daniels	...	Caylin-Calandria's Mother
Bob Baines	...	Doctor #1
Max Cullen	...	Terry
Stelios Yiakmis	...	Rocco
Simon Stone	...	Billy 'The Kid'
Victoria Allen	...	Girl at Garage
Leah Purcell	...	Carmel

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing images, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

USA:123 min | France:123 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Norway:118 min (DVD censored version)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Irish Gaelic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

April Films

Trivia:

The screenplay is based on the short story "So much water so close to home" by American writer Raymond Carver. The song "Everything's Turning to White" by Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly was also inspired by Carver's story.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At one stage a news report about a Cyclone Ingrid airs. The graphic behind the newsreader is missing the second "c" from cyclone.

Movie Connections:

Version of Short Cuts (1993)

Brilliant movie

I recently saw Jindabyne in Cannes and it is a brilliant movie. Thanks to a wonderful cast and Ray Lawrence the script comes alive on the screen.

Four fishing buddies find a dead girl in the river. They don't report their find until a few days later. This causes anger and disappointment from their families and the rest of the town; reactions they don't seem capable of understanding.

Byrne and Linney, especially, turn every line and every second into an intense moment. They're human beings, and it shows. You understand why their characters act like they do, but you don't always accept it.