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Waiting is an irreverent comedy of errors and expectations in which Claire, artist and mother-to-be, becomes the subject of a grand plan. In her isolated farmhouse in an idyllic bush setting, she awaits what she hopes will be the perfect home birth, while her three girlfriends (with their various men, children, and animals) converge from various directions to assist. The chaos that results is a far cry from the girls' reunion Claire had hoped for. In fact, nothing goes according to plan.
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Brazen Brides, Grotesque Daughters, Treacherous Mothers : Women's Funny Business in Australian Cinema from Sweetie to Holy Smoke
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , November-December no. 23 2002; Womenvision : Women and the Moving Image in Australia 2003; (p. 167-182) Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences. -
Two Aussie Battlers
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Summer vol. 3 no. 2 1992-1993; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV ; The Last Days of Chez Nous 1991 single work film/TV -
Home Birth a Serious Business, Naturally
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 12 October 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV -
Local Hero Delivers a Gem
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 June 1991; (p. wkd 8)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV -
New Age Mumbo Jumbo Prodded
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 1991; (p. 49)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV
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New Age Mumbo Jumbo Prodded
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 1991; (p. 49)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV -
Local Hero Delivers a Gem
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 June 1991; (p. wkd 8)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV -
Home Birth a Serious Business, Naturally
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 12 October 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV -
Two Aussie Battlers
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Summer vol. 3 no. 2 1992-1993; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Waiting 1991 single work film/TV ; The Last Days of Chez Nous 1991 single work film/TV -
Brazen Brides, Grotesque Daughters, Treacherous Mothers : Women's Funny Business in Australian Cinema from Sweetie to Holy Smoke
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , November-December no. 23 2002; Womenvision : Women and the Moving Image in Australia 2003; (p. 167-182) Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences.
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