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Desperate Remedies

  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
412
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Lisa Chappell, Kevin Smith, and Jennifer Ward-Lealand in Desperate Remedies (1992)
Dark ComedyComedyDramaMusicRomanceThriller

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune h... Read allIn a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Do... Read allIn a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bri... Read all

  • Directors
    • Stewart Main
    • Peter Wells
  • Writers
    • Peter Wells
    • Stewart Main
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Ward-Lealand
    • Kevin Smith
    • Lisa Chappell
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    412
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Stewart Main
      • Peter Wells
    • Writers
      • Peter Wells
      • Stewart Main
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Ward-Lealand
      • Kevin Smith
      • Lisa Chappell
    • 9User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Jennifer Ward-Lealand
    Jennifer Ward-Lealand
    • Dorothea Brook
    Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith
    • Lawrence Hayes
    Lisa Chappell
    Lisa Chappell
    • Anne Cooper
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Fraser
    Michael Hurst
    Michael Hurst
    • William Poyser
    Kiri Mills
    • Rose
    Bridget Armstrong
    Bridget Armstrong
    • Mary Anne
    Timothy Raby
    • Mr. Weedle
    Helen Steemson
    • Gnits
    Geeling Ching
    • Su Lim
    Kate Bartlett
    • Chorus #1
    Johnny Bond
    • Chorus #2
    Ann Coc-Kroft
    • Chorus #3
    Maya Dalziel
    • Chorus #4
    Alison Du Fresne
    • Chorus #5
    Tony Gallagher
    • Chorus #6
    Richard Hanna
    • Chorus #7
    Bruce Hopkins
    Bruce Hopkins
    • Chorus #8
    • Directors
      • Stewart Main
      • Peter Wells
    • Writers
      • Peter Wells
      • Stewart Main
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    • Trivia
      This 1992 film has been fully restored and re-mastered and this restored version was "re-premiered" on 28th November 2016 at the same cinema in Auckland, New Zealand that had staged the original premiere - The Civic.
    • Quotes

      William: Anne Cooper must leave my house immediately! You are no longer free to act.

      Dorothea: You are wrong William. I am free now, from always having to act.

    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      La Forza del Destino
      Overtoure & Aria
      Giuseppe Verdi

    User reviews9

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    7/10

    Self-consciously quirky

    This is a self-consciously quirky film which sets out to be visually arresting and vigorously melodramatic. In the process, it comes close to unintentional humor in its bombastic style, primary color sets and incongruous moments of semi-nudity. In the end, though, Desperate Remedies is a stunning and delightful film, almost entirely due to the convincing, sexy, utterly charming acting by the entire cast.
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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1993 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Soluciones desesperadas
    • Filming locations
      • Auckland, New Zealand(warehouse used as studio and sound stages)
    • Production companies
      • James Wallace Productions
      • New Zealand Film Commission
      • New Zealand On Air
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $69,695
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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