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'''''Palm Beach''''' is a 2019 [[Cinema of Australia|Australian]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Rachel Ward]], and starring [[Sam Neill]] and [[Bryan Brown]], the latter of whom also co-produces the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/palm-beach-2019/32547/ | title=Palm Beach (2019) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia }}</ref>
'''''Palm Beach''''' is a 2019 [[Cinema of Australia|Australian]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Rachel Ward]], and starring [[Sam Neill]] and [[Bryan Brown]], the latter of whom also co-produced the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/palm-beach-2019/32547/ | title=Palm Beach (2019) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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*[[Greta Scacchi]] as Charlotte <ref name="cast"/>
*[[Greta Scacchi]] as Charlotte <ref name="cast"/>
*[[Charlie Vickers]] as Dan <ref name="cast"/>
*[[Charlie Vickers]] as Dan <ref name="cast"/>
* [[Lisa Hensley (actress)|Lisa Hensley]] as Lorna


==Response==
==Response==
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On review aggregator ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'', the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/palm_beach_2019|title=''Palm Beach'' (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref>
On review aggregator ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'', the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/palm_beach_2019|title=''Palm Beach'' (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref>


Sandra Hall of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote, "Rachel Ward's ''Palm Beach'' is a seniors' edition of ''[[The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]'', transplanted to Sydney's northern beaches and populated with a cast of Australian favourites [...] A less likeable group of actors could easily have been upstaged by the conspicuous perfection of the setting and the décor. This bunch hold their own, but a sharper script would have made them shine even brighter."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Sandra |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/palm-beach-glamorous-location-star-studded-cast-and-a-secret-20190729-p52bre.html |title=Glamorous location, glittering cast and a secret |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=29 July 2019 |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref> Louise Keller of ''Urban Cinefile'' called the film "a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit."{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}</ref>
[[Sandra Hall (writer)|Sandra Hall]] of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote, "Rachel Ward's ''Palm Beach'' is a seniors' edition of ''[[The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]'', transplanted to Sydney's northern beaches and populated with a cast of Australian favourites [...] A less likeable group of actors could easily have been upstaged by the conspicuous perfection of the setting and the décor. This bunch hold their own, but a sharper script would have made them shine even brighter."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Sandra |author-link=Sandra Hall (writer)|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/palm-beach-glamorous-location-star-studded-cast-and-a-secret-20190729-p52bre.html |title=Glamorous location, glittering cast and a secret |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=29 July 2019 |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref> Louise Keller of ''Urban Cinefile'' called the film "a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit."{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title}}
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[[Category:2019 films]]
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[[Category:Films set on beaches]]
[[Category:Films set on beaches]]
[[Category:Screen Australia films]]
[[Category:Screen Australia films]]
[[Category:English-language comedy-drama films]]

Latest revision as of 03:49, 22 December 2024

Palm Beach
Theatrical film poster
Directed byRachel Ward
Screenplay byJoanna Murray-Smith
Rachel Ward
Produced byDeborah Balderstone
Bryan Brown
StarringFrances Berry
Bryan Brown
Matilda Brown
CinematographyBonnie Elliott
Edited byNick Meyers
Production
companies
New Townfilms[1]
Soapbox Industries[1]
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • 5 June 2019 (2019-06-05) (Sydney Film Festival)
  • 8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.2 million[2]

Palm Beach is a 2019 Australian comedy drama film directed by Rachel Ward, and starring Sam Neill and Bryan Brown, the latter of whom also co-produced the film.[3]

Plot

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A reunion party is being held at Palm Beach in Sydney by a group of lifelong friends.

Cast

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Response

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Box office

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Palm Beach grossed $3.2 million internationally, $3 million of this in Australia.[5][2][6]

Critical reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46%, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[7]

Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "Rachel Ward's Palm Beach is a seniors' edition of The Big Chill, transplanted to Sydney's northern beaches and populated with a cast of Australian favourites [...] A less likeable group of actors could easily have been upstaged by the conspicuous perfection of the setting and the décor. This bunch hold their own, but a sharper script would have made them shine even brighter."[8] Louise Keller of Urban Cinefile called the film "a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit."[citation needed]

Soundtrack

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Main article: Palm Beach: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The original soundtrack was released on 19 July 2019, by Universal Music Australia and peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Charts.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Palm Beach (35mm)". Australian Classification Board. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Palm Beach (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Palm Beach (2019) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Palm Beach: Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Palm Beach (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Palm Beach (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Palm Beach (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ Hall, Sandra (29 July 2019). "Glamorous location, glittering cast and a secret". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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