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The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm

20114.81h 54m

Overview

In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London, and daughter Dorothy, a divorced and down at heel princess, convene at her deathbed. They come to make sure they can leave Australia with their hefty inheritance.

Directed by Fred Schepisi
Written by Judy Morris, Patrick White
Produced by Fred Schepisi, Gregory Read, Antony Waddington
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Top Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Basil Hunter

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Dorothy de Lascabanes

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Elizabeth Hunter

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Alexandra Schepisi

Flora Manhood

Helen Morse

Helen Morse

Lotte

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John Gaden

Arnold Wyburd

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Lal Wyburd

Colin Friels

Colin Friels

Athol Shreve

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Maria Theodorakis

Mary

Dustin Clare

Dustin Clare

Col

Themes & Keywords

sydney, australia1970sfamily reuniondying mother

About The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of sydney, australia, 1970s, family reunion, dying mother. Directed by Fred Schepisi, it stars Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling. In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London, and daughter Dorothy, a divorced and down at heel princess, convene at her deathbed. They come to make sure they can leave Australia with their hefty inheritance.

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