| Brilliant Lies | |
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| Directed by | Richard Franklin |
| Written by | Peter Fitzpatrick Richard Franklin David Williamson |
| Based on | Brilliant Lies (play) by David Williamson |
| Produced by | Sue Farrelly Richard Franklin |
| Starring | Gia Carides Anthony LaPaglia Zoe Carides Ray Barrett |
| Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
| Edited by | David Pulbrook |
| Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Distributed by | Umbrella Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$3.5 million[1] |
| Box office | A$199,329 (Australia) |
Brilliant Lies is a 1996 Australian drama film produced by Bayside Pictures and Beyond Films. It stars Gia Carides and Anthony LaPaglia. It was directed by Richard Franklin and produced by Sue Farrelly, Kim McKillop and Richard Franklin. It was written by Peter Fitzpatrick and Richard Franklin, based on a play by David Williamson.
Nerida Tyson-Chew composed the music score, the second time she had composed for a film directed by Richard Franklin (after Hotel Sorrento).
The film was an adaptation of David Williamson's play of the same name, published by Currency Press in 1993.[2]
The theme song is included on Kate Ceberano's 1996 album Blue Box.
- ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1995 p60
- ^ Williamson, David (1993). Brilliant Lies. Sydney: Currency Press. ISBN 9780868193717. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.