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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 08/13/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: Miramax Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi Comedy

A middle-aged disc jockey becomes romantically entangled with a pair of sisters in this quirky Australian comedy. Vicki-Ann Hurley (Rebecca Frith) and her younger sister Dimity (Miranda Otto) are both feeling stagnant in the tiny outback town of Sunray, and they welcome the distraction provided by the arrival of Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov), a formerly popular radio personality fallen on hard times. Despite his present circumstance, the burnt-out Sherry retains an aura of faded prestige that attracts both sisters. Vicki-Ann sets out to seduce the disc jockey, but it is Dimity who first draws Sherry's attention, setting the stage for a conflict between the sisters. First-time filmmaker Shirley Barrett plays this conflict not for romantic melodrama but for comedy, focusing on how Vicki-Ann and Dimity adapt to their experiences with the mysterious Sherry, whose enigmatic demeanor may hide a deeper secret. Barrett plays out this triangle against a detailed portrait of a failing town, emphasizing the distinctive local color and oddball characters in a manner that should appeal most to those with a taste for the unusual. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Miranda Otto - Dimity Hurley
Rebecca Frith - Vicky-Anne
George Shevtsov - Ken Sherry
John Alansu - Albert Lee
Jessica Napier - Deborah

Shirley Barrett's Australian romantic comedy Love Serenade comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is solid, but less than spectacular. Supplemental materials are limited to trailers. This is a decent disc from Disney/Buena Vista that should satisfy the film's fans, but there is little here that will interest the average DVD consumer. Genre enthusiasts might want to give this disc a look. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide