Hotel Sorrento

• Director: Richard Franklin
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Family Drama, Reunion Films
• Themes: Sibling Relationships, Family Gatherings, Death of a Parent
• Release Year: 1995
• Country: AU
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

This Australian drama is an adaptation of Hannie Rayson's award-winning play. It is the tale of the three Moynihan sisters, Hilary, a widow who lives in the family "hotel" with their father and her teenage son; Pippa, who lives in New York; and Meg, who lives in London. After a long absence, the three gather in their familial home in Sorrento, a coastal town near Melbourne, for their father's funeral. Many of the town's most prominent citizens are terribly impressed that Meg has just published an award-winning book that is actually a thinly veiled vicious attack on the town, its people, and her family. It is not a happy reunion, as old hurts and rivalries amongst the sisters immediately begin resurfacing. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Bruce Anderson; Ray Barrett - Wal Moynihan; Nicholas Bell - Edwin; Caroline Goodall - Meg Moynigham; John Hargreaves - Dick Bennett; Tara Morice - Pippa Moynihan; Joan Plowright - Marge Morrisey; Caroline Gillmer - Hilary Moynihan; Samuel Newman - Football Commentator; Ben Thomas - Troy Moynihan; David Barnett - Radio Announcer; 3AW Football - Football Commentator; Jane Edmanson - Radio Announcer; Kelly Griffiths; Shane Healy - Football Commentator; Bill Howie - Radio Announcer; Phillip Lee - Voice of Auctioneer; Marijke Mann - Radio 3 Announcer; Eric McPhan; Peter O'Callaghan - Radio Announcer; Louise O'Dwyer

Credit

Greg Apps - Casting, Helen Watts - Co-producer, Chris Webb - First Assistant Director, John Martin - First Assistant Director, Richard Franklin - Director, David Pulbrook - Editor, Nerida Tyson-Chew - Composer (Music Score), Jose Perez - Makeup, Tracy Watt - Production Designer, Geoff Burton - Cinematographer, Richard Franklin - Producer, Lloyd Carrick - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard Franklin - Screenwriter, Peter Fitzpatrick - Screenwriter, Hannie Rayson - Play Author