| Lucky Break | |
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| Directed by | Ben Lewin |
| Written by | Ben Lewin |
| Produced by | Judi Levine Bob Weis |
| Starring | Gia Carides Anthony La Paglia |
| Cinematography | Vincent Monton |
| Edited by | Peter Carrodus |
| Music by | Paul Grabowsky |
Production companies | Generations Films Lewin Films Such Much Films Pandora Cinema Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $197,540 (Australia)[1] |
Lucky Break (released in the United States as Paperback Romance) is a 1994 Australian romantic comedy film directed and written by Ben Lewin, about an eccentric romance novelist.[2] Actress Rebecca Gibney was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role by the Australian Film Institute in 1995 for her role in the film.[3] The film was a critical success in Australia[4] but flopped at both the domestic and international box office, where it received generally mixed reviews from critics.
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Film Victoria. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Andrew L. Urban, "Ben Lewin", Cinema Papers, October 1994 p38-42.
- ^ "Lucky Break". IMDb. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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