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Title South Solitary
Copyright Title South Solitary
Released 2010
Production Year 2009
Director John Powditch, Shirley Barrett
Countries of Production Australia
Comments The film is heartfelt and is a gentle comic romance about the great human need for companionship. It is difficult and intense to watch at times as it touches on love and loss. Frustration is a clear issue and can be commonly felt.
Synopsis South Solitary follows Meredith (Miranda Otto), unmarried and 35, who arrives at a remote lighthouse island in 1927 to assist her uncle Wadsworth (Barry Otto), in his newly appointed position as head lighthouse keeper. Bad weather and misadventure leave Meredith marooned on the desolate island with only the sullen and withdrawn assistant keeper Fleet (Marton Csokas) for companionship.The film is all about the gradual coming together of two unhappy characters left alone on this wind-swept lighthouse island.
tags: 1920's to Roaring 40's Aftermath of War Cape Nelson Lighthouse  Cape Otway comedy Companionship Death Family  Isolation Lack of Communication  Lighthouse Loss Period Films Portland Remoteness Romance Solitary The Great War World War One 
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