Careless Love (2012)
Strong sex scenes and sexual references
| Director: | John Duigan |
| Actors: | Nammi Le, Peter O'brien, Andrew Hazzard, David Field, Ivy Mak, Penny Mcnamee, Hugo Johnstone-Burt |
Linh (Nammi Le) is a Vietnamese Australian university student who begins working secretly as an escort after her father loses his job. Linh's new income helps pay the mortgage, but to keep her secret, she becomes a consummate liar. Not even her closest friends know - least of all her boyfriend Jack (Andrew Hazzard).
Managing to keep her two lives separate, she develops a close rapport with one of her clients, an enigmatic American art dealer (Peter O'Brien) who books her on a regular basis. When finally Linh's two worlds collide, she struggles to deal with the shock and distress of those close to her and the value judgements of a society whose double standards she has witnessed first-hand.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 105mins |
| Origin: | AUSTRALIA |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Member Reviews (6)
6 Member
Reviews
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I thought this was a thought provoking, insightful film in so many different ways.
Darren
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I agree with Cammo. Bad script and I did turn it off half way through.
#Skye
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LOVED IT! WHAT A GREAT AUSSIE FILM!!!!!!
Cammo
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Oh gosh, such a baaad film. Poor script lets otherwise decent actors down. The horrendously fake American accents almost made me turn it off halfway through, but I perservered expecting something to happen. It never did. Full of cliches, cringeworthy dialogue, and boring cinematography. Really not worth watching.
alistair c
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Very understated but well acted and professionally put together little story. For an Oz film it had very few "amateur hour" moments which was a pleasant change. The background music and photography were great, also understated. Thoroughly recommend this one.
gerd
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Snippets of life as an Australian uni student, a Vietnamese daughter, a call girl and a girlfriend don't appear to be heading anywhere in particular. But then the strands are cleverly brought together, along with the realisation that life is usually more complex than we want it to be. It's a movie that excellently questions a lot of assumptions.