The Sum of Us

Director

newspaper - 'Sum' has American pulses The Sydney Morning Herald. 14-07-1994. pp.30-31

Mary Colbert

Discusses how the play got to the big screen, the Dowling-Burton work relationship,financial backing for the film, it's aims at showing another perspective o...[full record]

web - Creative Loafing : Kevin Dowling . 09-04-1995

Rob Walton

Interview with Dowling on why he made the film. His views on homosexuality and his work relkationship with Burton.[full record]

newspaper - Greater than the sum of it's parts The Australian. p.12

Lynden Barber

Video review of the filmwith negative comments towards the use of monologues and the peculiar rhythym of the film due to it's lack of soundtrack.[full record]

journal - The Sum of Us Outrage, Cinema Papers, Variety, The Age 100 V136. p.80

Clive Simmons, Neil Jillett, Alissa Tanskaya

Talks about the positive word of mouth received by the film because of it's honest portrayal but also for the credibility of it's actors.[full record]

journal - The Sum of Us:Geoffrey Burton Interviewed Cinema Papers. pp.30-34

Leilani Hannah, Raffaele Caputo

Brief discussion on the play and it's reception.Discusses Burton's and Dowling's work relationship as well Burton's cinematographic style.[full record]

newspaper - Tolerance in the face of prejudice Business Review Weekly. 18-07-1994. p.n.p.

Raffaele Caputo

Talks about the Burton-Dowling work relationship,Thompson as a representation of the movement of Australian cinema and compares the use of the monologues in ...[full record]

newspaper - True love's ways in Balmain's blokeland The Sydney Morning Herald. 21-07-1994. p.58

Paul Byrnes

Draws links between Sunday Too Far Away and the Sum of Us.Discusses the Australianess of the film as well as the film tries to deconstruct this idea.Also tal...[full record]

newspaper - When worlds collide Sunday Herald Sun. 24-07-1994. p.54

Rob Lowing

A rather negative review of the film concerning the monologue sequences. Praises however the chemistry between Crowe and Thompson. Also briefly touches on th...[full record]