Soft Fruit 1999
For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife's circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother's dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies - to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother's wishes.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Christina Andreef
- Writers
- Christina Andreef
- Producers
- Helen Bowden
- Executive Producers
- Jane Campion
- Cinematography
- László Baranyai
- Editing
- Jane Moran
- Composer
- Antony Partos
- Production Design
- Sarah Stollman
- Costume Design
- Jane Holland
Details
- Release date
- Oct 28, 1999
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studios
- New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Language
- English
