Looking for Alibrandi
Two Flat Whites is continuing with it’s support of the Australian film industry & is delighted to provide you, our readers with a film review of one of the greatest Australian films ever made.
Looking for Alibrandi is my favourite Australian flick. The film is set in the inner suburbs of Sydney & tells the story of Miss Josie Alibrandi, a teenage girl growing up with the pressures of family, racism, womanhood, school & loss.
Even though this flick covers so many issues, unlike most coming of age flicks it is not heavy loaded. It avoids the constant bed hopping and zit horrors that are usually substituted for drama. Looking for Alibrandi has just the right mix of humour and drama to keep the film flowing.
Josie lives with her Mother in a small terrace in Leichhardt. She attends a Catholic School, where she is just entering the final year. Josie aims to take control of her life. She is intelligent & wants to turn over a new leaf this year and to get the right grades to go on to Sydney University to study law. Josie has a few close friends. She gets on very well with John; the school captain of the neighbouring St Anthony’s on whom she has a crush. And if all that wasn’t enough to cope with, Josie has to contend with the bigotry of her rich classmates, an interfering grandmother and as icing on the cake – Josie’s father who she has never met, moves to Sydney.
Looking for Alibrandi is a wonderful flick, well made & with plenty of twists not mentioned above. The star is Pia Miranda who is fantastic as Josie Alibrandi & her acting ability is enough reason alone to watch this great Australian film. The support cast of Greta Scacchi & Anthony La Paglia is also first rate. Do yourself a favour & watch this delightful piece of mastery light up your screen. The Director Kate Woods also did a superb job.
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