Jindabyne (2006)

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:

Fishing | Town | River | Fishing Trip | 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
Betty Lucas	...	Vanessa
Alice Garner	...	Elissa
Ted Bowers	...	Ted
Dean Freeman	...	Younger Park Ranger
Rod Mason	...	Elder Park Ranger
Fay Butcher	...	Coral
Glenda Linscott	...	Detective
Stephen Barker	...	Top Cop
Mala Ghedia	...	Doctor #2
Mary Kostakidis	...	Newsreader
Jie Pitman	...	Susan's Cousin (as Jie Pittman)
Amanda Bond	...	Susan's Cousin
Braydn Pittman	...	Susan's Cousin
P.J. Williams	...	Labourer #1
David Evans	...	Labourer #2
Kevin Smith	...	Susan's Father
Pamela Young	...	Susan's Mother
Bronwyn Penrith	...	Auntie #1
Barbara Stacy	...	Auntie #2
Sylvia Scott	...	Auntie #3
Ursula Yovich	...	Alice - Susan's Sister
Gordon Jenkinson	...	Butcher
Maureen Green	...	Alma
Binowee Bayles	...	Mother
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Minister
Biwali Bayles	...	Son
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ienna	...	Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Ray Lawrence

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Raymond Carver		short story "So Much Water So Close to Home"
Beatrix Christian		written by

Produced by
Philippa Bateman	....	executive producer
Garry Charny	....	executive producer
Catherine Jarman	....	producer
Tony Tvrdeich	....	line producer

Original Music by
Paul Kelly
Dan Luscombe

Cinematography by
David Williamson

Film Editing by
Karl Sodersten

Casting by
Susie Maizels

Production Design by
Margot Wilson

Art Direction by
Deborah Riley

Costume Design by
Margot Wilson

Makeup Department
Charmaine Connelly	....	prosthetics
Charmaine Connelly	....	special makeup effects artist
Rick Connelly	....	prosthetics
Rick Connelly	....	special makeup effects artist
Dylan Holmes	....	moulding assistant
Dylan Holmes	....	sculptor
Janita Shaw	....	life casting assistant
Sarah Smith	....	life casting assistant

Production Management
Colleen Clarke	....	post-production supervisor
Paula Jensen	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director
Jason Faulkner	....	second assistant director
Betty Fotofili	....	third assistant director
Douglas Ngai	....	fourth assistant director
Nora Saliba	....	additional assistant director

Art Department
Daniel Birt	....	assistant stand-by props
Faith Robinson	....	props buyer/set dresser

Sound Department
Peter Grace	....	sound recordist
Michael McMenomy	....	sound effects recordist
Nada Mikas	....	dialogue editor
Peter Miller	....	sound effects editor
Linda Murdoch	....	sound effects editor
Andrew Plain	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Sullivan	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Ward	....	assistant sound editor (as Will Ward)

Special Effects by
David Trethewey	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Brad Dunn	....	compositor
Rebecca Dunn	....	senior compositor
Jamie Hediger	....	compositor
Michelle Hunt	....	digital compositor
Matthew North	....	digital compositor
Robert Sandeman	....	digital effects supervisor
Anthos Simon	....	digital effects producer
Takahiro Suzuki	....	compositor
Sandeep Vengsarkar	....	compositor
Shannon Wilson	....	compositor

Stunts
Amanda Graver	....	stunt double
Andy Owen	....	stunt rigger
Glenn Ruehland	....	stunt coordinator
Greg Stuart	....	stunt rigger
Sheree Swords	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Conder	....	camera operator
Matthew Nettheim	....	still photographer
David Nichols	....	key grip
Matthew Spowart	....	video split operator
Brett Tracey	....	camera operator
John Tsiavis	....	still photographer
Marc Windon	....	assistant camera
Matt Windon	....	key first assistant camera
Damian Wyvill	....	additional photographer

Casting Department
Samantha Strauss	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Flip Wootten	....	costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Leo Bahas	....	negative cutter
Chris Button	....	telecine transferer
Olivier Fontenay	....	film and digital color grader
Vicki McRitchie	....	negative cutter
Christine Trodd	....	digital grader: high-definition

Music Department
Simon Polinski	....	music engineer
Adam Rhodes	....	music engineer
Adam Rhodes	....	music mixer
Christine Woodruff	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Sandi Archer	....	clearance
Kira Bohn	....	script supervisor
Merilyn Cook	....	production secretary
Davids Darzins	....	legal
Gina Hallas	....	production accountant
Katie Harris	....	unit nurse
Rebecca Howcroft	....	assistant accountant
Jenny Lalor	....	legal
David Lawrance	....	laboratory liaison
Simon MacRae	....	title designer
Colin McDougall	....	location manager
Marlay Mcintosh	....	location assistant
Nicki Roller	....	head of production
Glenn Ruehland	....	safety supervisor
Madeleine Shaw	....	business affairs coordinator
Greg Sitch	....	legal

Thanks
Kevin Smith	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• April Films
• Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
• Babcock & Brown
• Red Chair Films

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Archer Entertainment Asia Pacific (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• La Fabrique de Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• April Distribution (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Movie Bank (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Revolver Entertainment (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Atlab (digital optical effects) (as Atlab Australia)
• Connelly Make-Up FX Team (special makeup effects and prosthetics)

Other Companies

• Atlab  digital grading services (as Atlab Australia)
• Atlab  post-production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Frame, Set & Match  high-definition digital film grading
• Frame, Set & Match  telecine transfer
• Huzzah Sound  sound editing facility
• Kirsko Film Animals  animal wrangler
• Negative Cutting Services  negative cutting
• Panavision Australia  cameras and lenses
• Sing Sing Studios  music mixing studio (as Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne)
• Soundfirm  sound mixing studio (as Soundfirm Australia)

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 Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

April Films

Trivia:

The 'P' plate that is taken by the murderer from the young girl's concealed vehicle, is one of Australia's provisional licence placards. A person who has just got their licence is on P plates for 3 years and have certain restrictions.

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)

A dark, sinister view

This is a 'typical' Ray Lawrence film. Similar in its dark view of the world, to his earlier 'Lantana'. The same slow, deliberate, menacing pace, drawing out evil in every corner ("shades of David Lynch's Twin Peaks" here). Our good ol' boy Aussies (one a transplanted Irish), on a weekend trout fishing trip away from their wives, 'park' the corpse of a murdered woman they discover floating in their stream. They continue with their fishing, not reporting the find until leaving the site - for which they are intensively and unremittingly attacked by all and sundry on their return. The fact that the dead woman is an Australian Aboriginal person adds to the 'political' impact of their offense. Through all this, the real serial killer (who we see from the first scene) hovers menacingly nearby.

An interesting, if somewhat cynical, view of the highly charged inter-racial atmosphere in the Australian community: white guilt and 'political correctness'. Who are the real villains here? Our 'politically incorrect' (and morally vacuous) protagonists? Or the murderer? Accoring to Lawrence, the former, apparently.

Taught and tense throughout, the film lacks a real resolution, opting instead for a rather 'weak' ending through the redemption of the fishers.