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Passion

Year of completion
1998
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
102 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Brilliant pianist, innovative composer and radical intellectual, Percy Grainger was an eccentric genius who relished extreme sado-masochism and shared an intense relationship with his mother, Rose. PASSION is the story of this 20th century maverick and his mother.
Completion Year
1998
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Peter Duncan

Executive Producer

Gary Hamilton, Hans Hüttman, Nym Kim, Sandra Schulberg, Rudolf Wiesmeier

Editor

Simon Martin

Director of Photography

Martin McGrath ASC

Production Designer

Murray Picknett

Writer

Don Watson

Producer

Matt Carroll

Cast

Barbara Hershey, Richard Roxburgh, Emily Woof, Claudia Karvan, Simon Burke, Linda Cropper

Awards

1999 — Australian Film Institute

1999 — Australian Film Institute

1999 — Australian Film Institute

1999 — Australian Cinematographers Society Awards National

Screenings

2000 — London Australian Film Festival

2000 — Palm Springs International Film Festival

2000 — Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2000 — Seattle International Film Festival

1999 — Shanghai International Film Festival

2000 — St Louis Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

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Production Company

Matt Carroll Films Pty Ltd

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