Australia | |
Director: | Jean-Jacques Andrien |
Producer: | Marie-Pascale Osterrieth |
Starring: | Fanny Ardant Jeremy Irons Tchéky Karyo Agnès Soral |
Music: | Nicola Piovani |
Cinematography: | Giorgos Arvanitis |
Editing: | Henri Colpi Christian Dior |
Country: | France |
Language: | French English |
Australia is a 1989 film directed by Jean-Jacques Andrien.
Australia is about Edouard Pierson, a Belgian-born wool dealer who emigrated to Australia after World War II. The movie actual takes place in Belgium as he returns to his homeland to assist his family with their wool business. Edouard was left a single father after his girlfriend died and when he goes to Belgium he leaves behind this young girl, whom his family don't know about. He meets a beautiful woman, Jeanne, another single parent, and an intense relationship develops. Edouard's relationship with his family has its ups and downs and many secrets are revealed before the movie's conclusion ties everything together.