Brilliant Lies (1996)

Directed by

Richard Franklin

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman accuses her male boss of sexual harassment. The film follows the ensuing office investigation and the painful personal revelations that emerge for both parties.

tensedialog-drivenconfrontationalmelancholicprovocativeslow-burnpsychologically charged

What happens

Brilliant Lies is a 1996 Australian drama film produced by Bayside Pictures and Beyond Films. It stars Gia Carides and Anthony LaPaglia. It was directed by Richard Franklin and produced by Sue Farrelly, Kim McKillop and Richard Franklin. It was written by Peter Fitzpatrick and Richard Franklin, based on a play by David Williamson. Nerida Tyson-Chew composed the music score, the second time she had composed for a film directed by Richard Franklin (after Hotel Sorrento). The film was an adaptation of David Williamson's play of the same name, published by Currency Press in 1993. The theme song is included on Kate Ceberano's 1996 album Blue Box. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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