| CLOSED
FOR WINTER, starring NATALIE IMBRUGLIA, released in cinemas across Australia
April 2009.
Closed for Winter
will Premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on February 27. The James
Bogle-helmed film, starring Natalie Imbruglia and based on Georgia Blain's
acclaimed Australian novel of the same name, will open in cinemas across
Australia in April 2009.
Closed for Winter is the emotional and poetic story of Elise, a beautiful
young woman haunted by the disappearance of her sister when they were
both children.
Natalie Imbruglia stars as Elise in a stunning performance in her first
leading film role. "The film is about how we respond to grief and
loss. It is about a woman who has been emotionally shut down for 20
years, but a series of events leads her to examine her past and discover
the power within herself to recover and heal," says producer Ben
Grant.
Writer and Director James Bogle (In the Winter Dark, The Circuit) said:
"Natalie Imbruglia has the serenity, charm and depth of character
to play a woman quietly fighting for something more. She possesses a
focused, no-nonsense approach to the craft of acting. She has the capacity
to see the world in a certain way and there is a lot of compassion that
she is feeding back into the world in all sorts of ways, so this film
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Closed for Winter
features extraordinary newcomer Tiahn Green as the young Elise, Danielle
Catanzariti (Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger), Deborah Kennedy (The
Sum of Us, Swimming Upstream), Daniel Frederiksen (Bastard Boys) and
Tony Martin (Candy) as the family doctor who may hold the key to the
disappearance.
"The impact of any major loss or tragedy when we are young doesn't
go away just because we grow up.
Closed for Winter is a powerful story of hope and courage. I am tremendously
grateful to Natalie Imbruglia for taking on a very demanding role
and delivering such a mature, accomplished performance,"
Ben Grant says.
Natalie Imbruglia will attend the Australian premiere in Adelaide.
Closed for Winter is being distributed by Goalpost Distribution and
Omnilab Media. International sales are being handled by the UK's Goalpost
Film.
Media enquiries please email:
closedforwinter@goalpostpictures.com.au
Goalpost
Distribution
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