Sex is a Four Letter Word

• Director: Murray Fahey
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• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Ensemble Film
• Themes: Infidelity, Crumbling Marriages, Suburban Dysfunction
• Release Year: 1995
• Country: AU
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

Friends gather for a dinner party and engage in fascinating conversations that take a much darker turn when the true nature of their interrelations come to light in this Australian comedy-drama. It is Sylvia and her frustrated lover Morris who give the party. She, the editor of an advice column in a feminist magazine, and he are going through a rocky time as she hasn't allowed him to have sex with her since her abortion. The others are Tracy, a fashion model, John, a manipulative closet homosexual, free-spirited fashion designer Viv, Tom, her bisexual lover, and Dan, an aloof loner. As far as secret involvements go, Tracy is having an affair with Morris. John has had an affair with Tom. Tracy claims Dan once beat her, but Dan denies it. The evening progresses and the guests drink much wine and smoke plenty of dope. This loosens their tongues and allows their dirty little secrets to slip out one by one. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Tessa Humphries - Tracy; Tim Jones - Tom; Mark Lee - John; Miranda Otto - Viv; Joy Smithers - Sylvia Hersh; Jonathon Sammy-Lee - Dan; Thett Walton - Morris

Credit

Geoff Barker - First Assistant Director, Murray Fahey - Director, Brian Kavanagh - Editor, Frank Strangio - Composer (Music Score), Sean Callinan - Production Designer, Peter Borosh - Cinematographer, Murray Fahey - Producer, David Glasser - Sound/Sound Designer, Murray Fahey - Screenwriter

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