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DramaYear1987Duration1h 41mIMDb7.1

High Tide

Drama

A rock'n roll singer gets stranded in a small Australian town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a trailer park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death. In HD.

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Cast

Gillian Armstrong

Director

Judy Davis

Lilli

Jan Adele

Bet

Claudia Karvan

Ally

Colin Friels

Mick

John Clayton

Col

Frankie J. Holden

Lester

Toni Scanlan

Mary

MT

Monica Trapaga

Tracey

BR

Barry Rugless

Club Manager

'B

'Cowboy' Bob Purtell

Joe

Mark Hembrow

Mechanic

ES

Emily Stocker

Michelle

Marc Aden Gray

Jason

SO

Sarah Oord

Nicole

JB

Jan Boreham

Mona

MH

May Howlett

Mick's Mum

DA

David Attrill

Band Member

CC

Charles Camilleri

Band Member

LJ

Laura Jones

Writer

Comments

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Kamene GoroMay 29, 2023

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Jude IhenetuNov 16, 2022

High Tide

TV.Quran ✅Nov 16, 2022

This is a film about a back-up singer to an Elvis impersonator spending some time in a small Australian town. Yet it's really a movie about a woman finding her daughter given away in infancy to an older relative. Judy Davis is her spontaneous self, and perhaps a bit too worldly to be related to the others in the film, but she adds a vital zest and unpredictability to the film, the kind that made her a major actor. Claudia Karvan is quite brilliant as the young girl, and comes across as entirely natural. Jan Adele, the grandmother, who fears her granddaughter being taken away, is also excellent. The music is terrible, and some of the scenes are awkward (particularly the ending), but as a study of relationships it's surprisingly good. Some parts are very moving.

axelleNov 16, 2022

This film is a masterpiece of family relationships. The score by Pete Best is emotional and beautiful beyond words. A Suite is on CD. Google it.

وائل شحمهNov 16, 2022

This is not the stuff of soap-operas but the sort of conundrums that real people face in real life. A testament to the ensemble and director for the powerful story-telling of fallible characters trying to cope but not quite succeeding.

Puseletso Mokhant'soNov 16, 2022

Yeah, it's a chick flick and it moves kinda slow, but it's actually pretty good - and I consider myself a manly man. You gotta love Judy Davis, no matter what she's in, and the girl who plays her daughter gives a natural, convincing performance. The scenery of the small, coastal summer spot is beautiful and plays well with the major theme of the movie. The unknown (at least unknown to me) actors and actresses lend a realism to the movie that draws you in and keeps your attention. Overall, I give it an 8/10. Go see it.

Trill_peaceNov 16, 2022

High Tide an emotional rollercoaster that leaves you satisfied. Judy Davis is pure genuis in this role.A back up singer fired from her job ,her car breaks down .She trying to get back on the road when see meets her daughter that she gave away long ago.Now the life she was living she wants to change now.

user7630992412592Nov 16, 2022

This film, though, critically acclaimed, has of course not yet been released in the U.S. on DVD, like another great - Christine Lahti's "Housekeeping", out the same year. But if you can support Region 4 (Australian) DVD's, this little masterpiece should be in your collection. There are still some VHS copies available on the internet as well.Davis is complemented by a great story, as well as memorable performances from her supporting cast, especially Claudia Carvan and the late, great Jan Adele. Amazingly, or maybe not, this film and its stars went unacknowledged at Academy Awards time, as did "Housekeeping", but treat yourself to both of them - you will be glad you did!

Carole SamahaNov 16, 2022

This is one film I am always recommending to friends looking for something "different" to see. On paper it sounds like one of those 1940's "women's pictures" but in execution it is something really special and beautiful. Gillian Armstrong adds real texture and symbolic heft to the simple story--those speeding-camera shots of the water are wonderful!--and is aided by a sublime cast. Judy Davis gives what is, for my money, quite possibly the greatest performance ever captured on film. She has two scenes in particular--the initial confrontation with her ex-mother-in-law, and a lengthy conversation in a parked car with her daughter where she tries to explain and make sense of her life--that are just extraordinary. This is acting of the highest order and, like the film itself, rises above its meager melodramatic roots.

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