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"Lilian's Story"
1996
Directed by Jerzy Domaradzki

This powerful drama was the second film made by Jerzy Domaradzki (The Great Race, Cupid's Bow) following his relocation to Australia. Based on Kate Grenville's novel, which in turn was closely modeled on a true story, the film follows an eccentric but tenacious woman who is released from a mental institution after 40 years of incarceration. Ruth Cracknell plays the woman in the film's present-day setting, while Toni Collette portrays her in younger years. "Jerzy Domaradzki...brings a sense of discovery to this absorbing film... As in Kieslowski's Blue and The Double Life of Veronique, the cinematography of Slawomir Idziak focuses on subtle feelings found in the expressions of a woman's face" (Ed Scheid, Box Office).  94 minutes.