Sweetie
Jane Campion / AU, 1989 / 97 min.
In her much-loved debut film, Jane Campion explores the explosive relationship between modest, superstitious Kay and her wild sister Sweetie. Tender, bittersweet, eccentric, disquieting and magical: Sweetie is all of the above.
Before cementing her worldwide reputation with An Angel at My Table (1990) and The Piano (1993), Jane Campion made a name for herself with this headstrong debut. She tells the oddball story of a young woman from Sydney who has to allow her disorderly, delusional sister Sweetie to move into her apartment with her.
The rival sisters are surrounded by all kinds of strange, disquieting and magical situations – from a vague, crazy father, hints of incest and New Age spirituality to a surrealistic road trip to the West of Australia.
This instant classic reveals the family’s rotten roots in a riot of colourful images, announcing a renaissance of Australian cinema that would go on to take the film world by storm in the nineties.
Distributor Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien played a groundbreaking role in increasing the visibility of female filmmakers, as well as putting Jane Campion on the map by releasing Sweetie in the Netherlands.
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Director
Jane Campion
Production year
1989
Country
AU
Original title
Sweetie
Length
97 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP, Blu-ray
Part of
Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien
Eye celebrates the legacy of Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien (1974-1989), which blazed a trail when it came to raising the profile of female filmmakers. This film programme links the collective’s work to urgent contemporary themes, and will allow different generations to discuss equality.
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