Sirens
1994 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 5.6 · 69% critics
In 1930s Australia, a church sends a clergyman and his proper wife to confront a celebrated painter whose provocative work is deemed blasphemous. As debates over art, faith, and decency unfold at his remote estate, the wife becomes increasingly fascinated by the free-spirited models and the bohemian world around her.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (168 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sensual, provocative period drama that mixes humor with debates about art and religion; Not for you if explicit nudity or boundary-pushing sexual content is a dealbreaker, like in The Guru.
Pros: witty debates on morality; dreamy Australian scenery; strong performances | Cons: thin story; lots of explicit nudity; consent themes feel dated
Themes
- married couple
- pastor
- painting
- seduction
- drawing and painting
- polyamory
- blasphemy
- 1930s
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 1994 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 1994 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1994 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hugh Grant
as Anthony Campion
Tara Fitzgerald
as Estella Campion
Sam Neill
as Norman Lindsay
Elle Macpherson
as Sheela
Portia De Rossi
as Giddy
Kate Fischer
as Pru
Pamela Rabe
as Rose Lindsay
Ben Mendelsohn
as Lewis
John Polson
as Tom
- MG
Mark Gerber
as Devlin
Directed by John Duigan