Siam Sunset

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Siam Sunset | image = Siamisunsetposter.jpg

| caption = | director = [[John Polson]] | producer = [[Al Clark (producer)|Al Clark]] | writer = {{plainlist| * Max Dann * [[Andrew Knight (writer)|Andrew Knight]] }} | starring = [[Linus Roache]]<br> [[Danielle Cormack]]<br> [[Peter Hosking (actor)|Peter Hosking]] | music = [[Paul Grabowsky]] | cinematography = Brian Breheny | editing = Nicholas Beauman | studio = {{plainlist| * Artist Services * [[Showtime Australia]] * [[Film4 Productions|Channel 4 Films]] * [[New South Wales Film and Television Office]] }} | distributor = [[United International Pictures]] | released = {{film date|df=yes|1999|05||Cannes|1999|9|9|Australia}} | runtime = 91 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = | gross = $878,819 (Australia) }} '''''Siam Sunset''''' is a 1999 Australian [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Polson]] and starring [[Linus Roache]] and [[Danielle Cormack]].

==Plot== Perry ([[Linus Roache]]) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new colour Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace ([[Danielle Cormack]]), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102154315/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/531440/Siam-Sunset/ ''Siam Sunset''] at [[Turner Classic Movies]]</ref>

==Cast== * [[Linus Roache]] as Perry * [[Danielle Cormack]] as Grace * [[Victoria Hill]] as Maree * [[Peter Hosking (actor)|Peter Hosking]] * [[Ian Bliss]] as Martin * [[Roy Billing]] as Bill Leach * [[Deidre Rubenstein]] as Celia Droon * [[Victoria Eagger]] as Rowena Wentworth

==Release== ''Siam Sunset'' premiered at the [[1999 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/nov/07/features.imogentilden|title=The colour of peace|last=Tilden|first=Imogen|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2000-11-07|access-date=2016-02-26}}</ref> It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia.<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office] at [[Film Victoria]]</ref>

==Reception== [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 67% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.1/10.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/siam_sunset/ ''Siam Sunset''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref> David Stratton of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that the film's concept is unoriginal, but it is a "merrily entertaining, frequently funny and occasionally violent" film that improves on the formula used by recent films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/siam-sunset-2-1117499792/|title=Review: 'Siam Sunset'|last=Stratton|first=David|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1999-05-20|access-date=2016-02-26}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0178022|title=Siam Sunset}} *[https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/siam-sunset ''Siam Sunset'']' at Oz Movies {{John Polson}} {{Paul Grabowsky}}

[[Category:1999 films]] [[Category:1999 comedy films]] [[Category:Australian comedy films]] [[Category:1999 English-language films]] [[Category:Films shot in South Australia]] [[Category:Films directed by John Polson]] [[Category:1999 directorial debut films]] [[Category:1999 Australian films]] [[Category:English-language comedy films]]