Looking for Alibrandi

Year:

2000

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Kate Woods

Awards:

7 wins & 11 nominations

Details

Country: Australia

Release Date: 2000-05-04

Filming Locations: The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Earnings

Opening Weekend: €11,406 (Italy) (14 July 2002)

Gross: AUD 8,300,000 (Australia) (2 August 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kerry Walker

Greta Scacchi

Christina Alibrandi

Anthony LaPaglia

Michael Andretti

Elena Cotta

Katia Alibrandi

Pia Miranda

Josie Alibrandi

Kick Gurry

Jacob Coote

Matthew Newton

John Barton

Leanne Carlow

Sera Conti

Diane Viduka

Anna Selicic

Leeanna Walsman

Carly Bishop

Michael Gallina

Robert

Rosa DiMarte

Patrizia

Domenico DiMarte

Riccardo

Tyrone Lara

Anton Valavic

Geoff Morrell

Mr. Barton

Graeme Blundell

Ron Bishop

Ned Manning

Mr. Coote

Salvatore Coco

Angelo Pezzini

Octavia Barron-Martin

Carly's Friend

Rose Frasca

Signora Carmela

David Lucas

Paul Presilio

Linden Wilkinson

Mrs. Barton

Carol Willesee

Mrs. Bishop

Jamie Cohen

Press Conference Student

Caitlin Wright

Press Conference Student

Georgia Muir

Cook High Girl

Clementine Heath

School Girl (uncredited)

Martin Horlacher

Extra (uncredited)

Shaun Martindale

John Barton's Friend (uncredited)

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Trivia

The firm Michael Andretti works for is called Clayton Utz. Clayton Utz is a real law firm, one of the biggest national firms in Australia. One of the scenes was filmed in their Sydney offices.

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There are thirteen tracks on the soundtrack album. Of these, three do not appear in the film - Killing Heidi's "Weir", Happyland's "Don't You Even Know Who I Am" and Lo-Tel 's "Teenager of the Year ". The trailer mentions two of these bands as being part of the soundtrack - Killing Heidi and Lo-tel - though none of their music is heard in the film. The Killing Heidi song is heard in the background of the trailer itself. The version of the song "Teenager of the Year " heard on the film is performed by Brenda Starr. Happyland are also heard performing "Tintarella Di Luna" during the film.

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Anthony LaPaglia's character, Michael Andretti, lives in Adelaide, where LaPaglia himself was born.

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Goofs

Josie's hair changes between Black and Auburn throughout the film. Particularly notable when she mistakes a student for John Barton at the train station. Her hair was colored, turns black and is then colored again in the next scene.

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Christina was conceived in 1945, so born no later than 1946. She had Josie when she was seventeen years old, meaning Josie was born in early 1965 at the very latest (most likely earlier). Josie is seventeen in the film, which would point to a setting around 1980 (give or take). However, several things - costumes, use of mobile phones, musical references, city features, various props and decor items - come from around the turn of the century, some twenty years later.

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Quotes

Jacob Coote: Two things happened to me yesterday. The first was I received all this shit about voting for the first time, which I chucked in the bin, cos I reckon all politicians are a bunch of dickheads. And the other thing was my old man was watching a documentary about insects rooting on fig leaves, so I caught the end of the world news. And I saw this guy who was being chased by his own government, and I didn't understand anything about it except that he was wearing a Nick Cave t-shirt. And then I wondered how a guy my age, with my taste in music, had gotten himself into a situation where his own government was trying to have him shot, just because he had something to say. And I realised I'm lucky because in this country, I can rant and rave and call the Prime Minister a dickhead without the army coming in and shooting me, and stopping you all from listening. And I figured that in this country, we don't vote to keep the best party in - cos there's no such thing - but we vote to keep the worst party out. Because I don't want to end up being watched by some bloke at the other end of the world who thinks that this can't happen to him.

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Josie Alibrandi: I have the dubious honour of being Vice-Captain, which is kind of like being runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. I get to take over if Miss St Martha's becomes ill or gets involved in a sex scandal.

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Jacob Coote: Do you want to go out with me?

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Faq

Q

Chapter Headings, an unofficial version, v1.10:

A

***this may contain SPOILERS***One of many possible set of chapter headings. Times are for the 98 minute widescreen version. Other 98 minute versions migh be a few seconds different. The 103 minute versions will need times adjusting up by around x25/24: * 01 = 00:00:00.000 - Looking For Alibrandi (1999) - * 02 = 00:00:26.000 1-1 tomato day - * 03 = 00:05:46.000 1-2 curses and crosses - * 04 = 00:07:57.000 1-3 school and a Scamp cover - * 05 = 00:12:53.000 1-4 a St Anthony's boy - * 06 = 00:15:42.000 1-5 the journey to nona's - * 07 = 00:19:21.000 1-6 dad - * 08 = 00:21:07.000 2-1 you have your say - * 09 = 00:25:03.000 2-2 Easter and dad - * 10 = 00:28:30.000 2-3 a night with nona - * 11 = 00:32:06.000 2-4 rugby - * 12 = 00:34:40.000 3-1 a dream frock and a maiden's prayer at the dance - * 13 = 00:38:46.000 3-2 after the ball, with Jacob - * 14 = 00:44:43.000 3-3 meeting John Barton at the university cloister - * 15 = 00:45:46.000 3-4 the date with Jacob - * 16 = 00:47:45.000 3-5 dad - * 17 = 00:48:46.000 3-6 exchanging secrets with John - * 18 = 00:53:10.000 4-1 the funeral - * 19 = 00:54:46.000 4-2 after the funeral - * 20 = 00:57:44.000 4-3 a taunt and a nose blow - * 21 = 00:58:26.000 4-4 a link with dad - * 22 = 01:02:51.000 4-5 some family history - * 23 = 01:07:15.000 4-6 with dad then nona then mum then working with dad - * 24 = 01:15:01.000 5-1 towards hsc time - * 25 = 01:16:39.000 5-2 at Jacob's - * 26 = 01:21:42.000 5-3 exam - * 27 = 01:23:03.000 6-1 a lookalike to John - * 28 = 01:23:33.000 6-2 inspiration and family history - * 29 = 01:25:50.000 6-3 confronting Nona - * 30 = 01:32:24.000 7-1 tomato day again - * 31 = 01:35:27.000 - end credits - * 32 = 01:38:51.000 - end -.000 is a placeholder for the exact time.These are best viewed edited so as to show one chapter per line, if using this for search. There is a copy showing this in the Message board, which is only accessible when logged in. That also includes an OGG version.The OGG version is for if there are players that can work from an external OGG chapters file.

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