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Sirens

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In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant) and his prim wife, Estella (Tara Fitzgerald), are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay (Sam Neill), whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela (Elle Macpherson), sensual Pru (Kate Fischer) and virginal Giddy (Portia De Rossi).
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3.5/4
The result is a good-hearted, whimsical movie which makes no apologies for the beauty of the human body and yet never feels sexually obsessed. Strange: it's not often you smile this much during an erotic film. Go to Full Review
Jeff Simon Buffalo News 02/29/2024
3/5
It can be pleasant and distracting to watch but it ends up to be cutesy of all things. Go to Full Review
Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday 12/08/2017
The surprise casting is not MacPherson but Sam Neill. Go to Full Review
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole 04/19/2008
3/5
A class act. Great performances. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 03/10/2007
B
Its eroticism -- good-natured, harmlessly naughty -- arises from character and material. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 02/07/2007
C+
Aussie helmer Duigan seems committed to sensualist cinema: as a follow-up to Wide Sargasso Sea and Flirting, this comedy of morals and manners centers on a repressed preacher (Hugh Grant)and sexually wild spirits set against spectacular vistas. Go to Full Review
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Sarah M Aug 22 It’s crap. The acting is terrible and it’s the worst Australian movie I’ve ever seen. No wonder it’s never been on television. See more Aye E May 17 The low scores astonish me. This has long been a favorite of mine. I love the period context of this sexual awakening story. The bohemian sentiments clashing with religious conformity and constraint is central to the movie but the movie doesn't force an answer, just provides context for the journey of the interlopers. It's erotic without violence or cynisism. Sure, there's some weaker acting from the models, but I think it fits their characters. See more Alain E @AlainE Mar 24 A playful film about human sexuality and conservative social norms. There is extensive frontal nudity but very limited depiction of sexual situations. If seeing naked humans is pornography, then the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art showing Greek and Roman statues and ceramics should become X rated or NC-17. The movie is based actually on the life of the Australian painter Norman Lindsay and was shot in his actual studio which is now preserved as a Museum. Hugh Grant is the young cleric who is given the assignment to convince the painter not to exhibit some sacrilegious work. Fresh out of the seminary, accompanied by his young wife, he gets quite an education. Definitely entertaining movie, unless you have an allergy to breasts or pubic hair. See more Kevin P 01/31/2024 Good dialogue regarding the role of art in society and (separately) human sexuality. See more 05/10/2022 I loved it. It's thought provoking, funny, scenic and outrageous. Tara Fitzgerald and Sam Neil make it even more fun. See more 05/26/2020 Softcore porn and still bad See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant) and his prim wife, Estella (Tara Fitzgerald), are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay (Sam Neill), whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela (Elle Macpherson), sensual Pru (Kate Fischer) and virginal Giddy (Portia De Rossi).
Director
John Duigan
Producer
Sue Milliken, Sarah Radclyffe
Production Co
Samson Productions Pty Ltd
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8M
Runtime
1h 40m
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