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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396183964
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 51956
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart's wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husband's action, her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim's family Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance. The story of a murder and a marriage. A powerful and original film about the things that haunt us.
Amazon.com:
With its subdued emotional tone and superbly subtle performances, Jindabyne is the kind of film you have to be in the right mood for. If you get onto its low-key but ultimately powerful wavelength, you'll find much to admire in this Australian adaptation of Raymond Carver's short story 'So Much Water So Close to Home.' The same story (available in the Carver collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love) was previously adapted as a segment of Robert Altman's Short Cuts, but here it's been given a decidedly indigenous spin, focusing on the emotional fallout that occurs when four men discover the half-naked body of a 19-year-old Aboriginal woman while fishing in a remote river near their home town of Jindabyne, on the border of outback country in New South Wales. Stewart (Gabriel Byrne) was the one who discovered the body on a sunny Friday afternoon, but he and his buddies didn't report their discovery until two days later, resulting in a local news scandal and deep resentments from the Aboriginal locals. Worse yet, the incident dredges up a storm of emotions in Stewart's wife, Claire (Laura Linney), who's still recovering from a marital separation and post-partum depression following the birth of their young son. Simmering guilt, familial tensions, and strained friendships threaten to tear these residents of Jindabyne apart, and director Ray Lawrence (making only his third film since 1985's Bliss and 2001's underrated Lantana) does a remarkable job of exploring mysteries of human behavior that are slowly resolved as the drama unfolds. Jindabyne is not the kind of film one watches for light entertainment--its deliberate pacing and deep-rooted themes must be appreciated with careful attention--but it's a mature and richly observant study of people in crisis, whether they're aware of it or not, or even ready to admit it. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - "Less is More"
A quite superb job from all the actors here. Oh, the subtlety. Byrne and Linney are fantastic. The atmospheric nuances of the cinematography are perfectly synchronized for effect. An ARTIST'S movie.
Rating:  - an unusually complex and original drama
"Jindabyne" is an elegant, thought-provoking drama that uses mysticism and social commentary to tell the story of a serial killer and his impact on a community. Jindabyne is a small town in New South Wales that had to be relocated in the 1960's due to the damning of a local river. Since that time, a number of legends have sprung up around the old town that currently resides at the bottom of the newly formed lake. It's almost as if the ghosts of the past linger on to haunt those living in the present. ... Read More
Rating:  - Jindabyne
I bought and watched Jindabyne for two reasons. One I love Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney, and two because it was in my recommends. I was very disappointed in the movie. It leaves too many story lines un-told. It's LONG. I kept waiting for it to pick up and get to the point. It gets to MANY points but doesn't finish them. I was bored to tears. While Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne gave great performances, even they didn't understand what the movie was about, when you listen to the after comments. I loved ... Read More
Rating: - RAY LAWRENCE, OPUS 3
***1/2 2006. based on a short story by Raymond Carver and directed by Ray Lawrence. Nine AFI awards nominations. Four friends find the body of a murdered girl in a river while fishing. They alert the police only two days after their discovery and so must face the reproaches of their wives and the local population. Ray Lawrence's precedent film, Lantana was a masterpiece already enameled with symbols. JINDABYNE, the last movie to date of the Australian director, doesn't depart from this stylistic approach ... Read More
Rating:  - Needed To Peak Its Head Above The Murky Waters
Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne, Vanity Fair) heads out with his local Jindabyne, Australia fishing buddies for a weekend of rest, recreation, and relaxation. But when Stewart discovers an aboriginal woman's body floating face-down in a river, things appear to have turned out for the worst. The largest casualty of the weekend is the men's commonsense. They don't hike out of the ravine, and instead finish their fishing weekend with some great catches. Then they head out and report the body.
The town ... Read More
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