Hotel Sorrento (1995)

Directed by

Richard Franklin

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

M

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Three sisters reunite in a small Australian coastal town after ten years apart. One sister has written a novel that reveals uncomfortable truths about their family.

melancholicslow-burnreflectivefamily-dramacontemplativebittersweetintimatequietly tenseatmospheric

What happens

Hotel Sorrento is a 1995 Australian drama film directed by Richard Franklin. Three sisters reunite in the sleepy Australian town of Sorrento after a ten-year hiatus. One of the three has written a book called Melancholy which is a thinly disguised version of their lives. The film is an adaptation of Hannie Rayson's 1990 play of the same name. "One of the film's many fleeting reflections is an exploration of the word "melancholy" - a word that perfectly suits Hotel Sorrento's tone and pace." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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