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Actors: Judy Davis, Jan Adele
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about High Tide |
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This drama from Gillian Armstrong is the story of an Aussie woman who faces up to her past.
Lilli (Judy Davis) is a back-up singer for an Elvis impersonator, until she's fired while on tour in a backwater town. With her car on the fritz, Lilli finds she has to hang around until a replacement part can arrive from the big city. She finds shelter in a nearby trailer park, where she's befriended by a young girl named Ally.
Lilli doesn't realize it at first, but Ally is the daughter she hasn't seen since she was a baby. It's only when she runs into her former mother-in-law, Bet, who has been raising the girl, that Lilli understands who Ally is. Lilli must then decide whether to explain to her daughter why she's been absent from her life. She must also figure out whether she will take custody of her daughter, despite Bet's fierce determination to keep Ally with her.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of High Tide |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Daughter
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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