Little Oberon
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Little Oberon, directed by Kevin Carlin, is a 2005 Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton
.
The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville
, Victoria, Australia
. (Marysville was later destroyed in the bushfires of Black Saturday, 7 February 2009). Brittany Byrnes
, Tasma Walton
and Peter Rowsthorn also starred.
The film is about Georgie Green (Walton) and her daughter Natasha (Byrnes, nominated for an AFI award
) going to visit Georgie's mother (Thornton) who is dying of cancer. Sigrid Thornton shaved her head for the role; she said wearing a bald cap
would be disrespectful to cancer
patients.
Natasha tries to find out the identity of her father and begins to have visions of a young friend of her mother who disappeared 16 years before.
With Georgie being a witch (Wicca
) and family tensions being rampant, there are several settling-in problems when they decide to stay for a while.
Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton is an Australian multi-award winning actress.-Early years:Thornton was born in Canberra, the daughter of Merle, a teacher of women's studies and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic. She spent most of her formative years growing up and attending school at St. Peter's Lutheran...
.
The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville
Marysville, Victoria
Marysville is a small town, 34 kilometres north-east of Healesville, in the Shire of Murrindindi in Victoria, Australia. The town, which previously had a population of around 500 people, was devastated by the Murrindindi Mill bushfire on 7 February 2009. On 19 February 2009 the official death toll...
, Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. (Marysville was later destroyed in the bushfires of Black Saturday, 7 February 2009). Brittany Byrnes
Brittany Byrnes
Brittany Byrnes is an Australian actress. Her most notable acting role was Natasha Green in the 2005 TV film Little Oberon.- Personal life :...
, Tasma Walton
Tasma Walton
Tasma Walton is an Australian television and film actress.-Acting career:Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town...
and Peter Rowsthorn also starred.
The film is about Georgie Green (Walton) and her daughter Natasha (Byrnes, nominated for an AFI award
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
) going to visit Georgie's mother (Thornton) who is dying of cancer. Sigrid Thornton shaved her head for the role; she said wearing a bald cap
Bald cap
A bald cap is a wig-like cap simulating the appearance of a bald or partially bald head. As part of an actor's make-up, it is often used to make a person appear older....
would be disrespectful to cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
patients.
Natasha tries to find out the identity of her father and begins to have visions of a young friend of her mother who disappeared 16 years before.
With Georgie being a witch (Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
) and family tensions being rampant, there are several settling-in problems when they decide to stay for a while.
Cast
- Sigrid ThorntonSigrid ThorntonSigrid Thornton is an Australian multi-award winning actress.-Early years:Thornton was born in Canberra, the daughter of Merle, a teacher of women's studies and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic. She spent most of her formative years growing up and attending school at St. Peter's Lutheran...
- Lola Green - Tasma WaltonTasma WaltonTasma Walton is an Australian television and film actress.-Acting career:Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town...
- Georgie Green - Brittany ByrnesBrittany ByrnesBrittany Byrnes is an Australian actress. Her most notable acting role was Natasha Green in the 2005 TV film Little Oberon.- Personal life :...
- Natasha Green - Alexander CappelliAlexander CappelliAlexander Cappelli is an Australian musician/actor.Cappelli has also had many acting roles on Australian television, such as a recurring guest role as Mike Pill in Neighbours, Gretchen in the telemovie Little Oberon and a starring role as Kurt Winters in the 2001 children's television series,...
- Gresham - Brett ClimoBrett ClimoBrett Climo is an Australian actor.His television credits include: Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, The Man from Snowy River, Pacific Drive, Murder Call, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Stingers, All Saints and The Elephant Princess.-External links:...
- Dr. Vivian Cage - Helen DallimoreHelen DallimoreHelen Dallimore is an Australian actress, known for originating the role of Glinda in the West End production of Wicked.-Background:...
- Siobhan - Peter Rowsthorn - Miss Kafka
- Morgan O'NeillMorgan O'NeillMorgan O'Neill is an Australian television and film actor, writer, director, and producer. He is also a singer and has his own band. O'Neill is best-known for his continuing role as Lieutenant Darryl Smith on Australia's hit drama, Sea Patrol...
- Dennis - Samatha Reynolds - Cathy Burke
External links
- http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A675299;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10Little Oberon at the National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...
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