| Joe Cinque's Consolation | |
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| Directed by | Sotiris Dounoukos |
| Screenplay by | Sotiris Dounoukos Matt Rubinstein |
| Based on | Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner |
| Produced by | Sotiris Dounoukos Matt Reeder |
| Starring | Maggie Naouri Jerome Meyer |
| Cinematography | Simon Chapman |
| Edited by | Angelos Angelidis Martin Connor |
| Music by | Antonio Gambale |
| Distributed by | Titan View |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Joe Cinque's Consolation is a 2016 Australian drama film directed by Sotiris Dounoukos based on the book of the same name by Helen Garner.[1] It concerns the increasingly fraught relationship between an engineer, Joe, and his narcissistic law student girlfriend Anu in Canberra in the mid 1990s. As Anu's mental state deteriorates, she conjures up a macabre plan to put an end to her suffering. The film was given a national cinema release in October 2016 and has received a generally positive response from critics.[2]
Joe Cinque's Consolation was recognised at the 2016 AACTA Awards when Maggie Naouri was nominated in the category of Best Actress.
- ^ "'Joe Cinque's Consolation': Melbourne Review". ScreenDaily. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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