Sirens (1994)

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Sex, religion, and morality are the key ingredients in this Australian comedy set in the 1930s. Rev. Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant) is a liberal, forward-thinking Anglican priest who is sent on an unusual assignment. Norman Lindsay (Sam Neill) is a popular and highly controversial artist whose paintings often feature voluptuous nude women; his latest major exhibition is to feature a work called The Crucified Venus, which depicts a naked female impaled on a cross. Outraged, the Anglican Bishop of

R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: John Duigan

Written By: John Duigan

In Theaters: Aug 5, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Apr 3, 2001

Miramax

Cast

Hugh Grant
Rev. Anthony Campion
Tara Fitzgerald
Estella Campion
Sam Neill
Norman Lindsay
Elle Macpherson
Sheela
Portia de Rossi
Giddy
Kate Fischer
Pru
Pamela Rabe
Rose Lindsay
Ben Mendelsohn
Lewis
John Polson
Tom
Mark Gerber
Devlin
Julia Stone
Jane
Ellie MacCarthy
Honey
Vincent Ball
Bishop of Sydney
John Duigan
Earnest Minister
Peter Campbell
Articulate Drunk

Critic Reviews for Sirens

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (8) | DVD (5)

A class act. Great performances.

April 19, 2008 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Its eroticism -- good-natured, harmlessly naughty -- arises from character and material.

March 10, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

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.

February 7, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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