Children of the Revolution Movie Review 1995

Mockumentary covering 45 years of Australian history and politics, beginning in 1951 when the conservative Prime Minister attempts to ban the Australian Communist Party. Party member (and Stalin admirer) Joan Fraser (Davis) helps to prevent the ban, bringing her to the Russian leader's attention, and she's invited to Moscow. There, Joan winds up in bed with Stalin (Abraham) and comes home pregnant. Eventually, son Joe (Rush) makes an entry into the Australian political scene, resulting in chaos. There's almost too much more for the film to handle, although the actors don't seem to have any problems.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from Australian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Politics, Down Under, Russia/USSR, Satire & Parody, Moms

Screenplay

Peter Duncan

Cast

Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, Rachel Griffiths, Geoffrey Rush, F. Murray Abraham

Cinematography

Martin McGrath

Director

Peter Duncan

Music

Nigel Westlake

Producer

Tristram Miall, Australian Film Finance Corp., Miramax

Awards

Australian Film Inst. 1996: Actress (Davis), Art Dir./Set Dec., Costume Des.