Love Serenade

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Love Serenade

R

1996

1h 41m

Comedy

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Dimity (Miranda Otto), an introverted, unassuming waitress at a Chinese restaurant in the desolate Australian town of Sunray, has never been in a relationship. Her housemate and sister, Vicki-Ann (Rebecca Frith), a raucous hairdresser, spends her spare time reading romance novels and fantasizing about marriage. When Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov), a slimy, smooth-talking radio disc jockey from Brisbane, moves in next door, the two love-starved sisters compete for his affection.

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

I am always grateful when a movie shows me something I have never seen before. And in this case, something I shall undoubtedly never see again.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 3.5/5

May 22, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A quirky film that lances the mythology of romantic love.

Feb 28, 2002

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Bryant Frazer

Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

Rated: B+

Jan 1, 2000

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Sara M

Golden Australian cinema. High quirk factor in the best kind of way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Audience Member

Classic Aussie quirky dark comedy, with in incredible sound track. Don't leave before the final credits, or you will miss the ultimate quirkiness...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Craving for love.... so many of us women are getting unbelievable stupid ... very refreshing story ...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

I don't know what I expected, but this was a fun sort of movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Deliciously quirky Australian black comedy about 2 sisters in a small country town who are vying for the affections of their new next door neighbour. Miranda Otto is perfect as the socially awkward Dimity in this laugh out loud film. Highly Recommended!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

This movie is hystericalll.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Shirley Barrett

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Miranda Otto

Dimity Hurley

Rebecca Frith

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Synopsis

Dimity (Miranda Otto), an introverted, unassuming waitress at a Chinese restaurant in the desolate Australian town of Sunray, has never been in a relationship. Her housemate and sister, Vicki-Ann (Rebecca Frith), a raucous hairdresser, spends her spare time reading romance novels and fantasizing about marriage. When Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov), a slimy, smooth-talking radio disc jockey from Brisbane, moves in next door, the two love-starved sisters compete for his affection.

Director: Shirley Barrett
Producer: Jan Chapman
Screenwriter: Shirley Barrett
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $600.2K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround