Looking for Alibrandi (film)
| Looking for Alibrandi | |
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| Directed by | Kate Woods |
| Written by | Melina Marchetta |
| Based on | Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta |
| Produced by | Robyn Kershaw |
| Starring | Pia Miranda Kick Gurry Anthony LaPaglia Greta Scacchi Elena Cotta |
| Cinematography | Toby Oliver |
| Edited by | Martin Connor |
| Music by | Silverchair Killing Heidi Lo-Tel |
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| Distributed by | Beyond Distribution |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | English Italian |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $8.3 million |
Looking for Alibrandi is a 2000 Australian coming-of-age film directed by Kate Woods and written by Melina Marchetta (which she adapted from her 1992 novel of the same name). The film is set in 1990s Sydney, New South Wales and features a cast of Australian actors, including Pia Miranda as Josephine Alibrandi, the film's main character; Anthony LaPaglia as her father, Michael Andretti, who left her and her mother before her birth; and Kick Gurry as Josie's love interest, Jacob Coote. The film won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 2000..