Lilian's Story


1h 34m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Released from a mental facility forty years after her malevolent father had her institutionalized, Lilian Singer is now a deeply eccentric but life-affirming middle-aged woman who must learn to survive in the outside world -- and overcome a past that haunts her still.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
PHAEDRA/PHAEDRA CINEMA
Location
Sydney, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

Released from a mental facility forty years after her malevolent father had her institutionalized, Lilian Singer is now a deeply eccentric but life-affirming middle-aged woman who must learn to survive in the outside world -- and overcome a past that haunts her still.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
PHAEDRA/PHAEDRA CINEMA
Location
Sydney, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival, East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.

Began shooting March 20, 1995.

Completed shooting May 12, 1995.

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.)

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.)

Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.)

Winner of the 1996 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress (Toni Collette).

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States February 1996

Released in United States October 1996

Released in United States Spring March 26, 1999

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.

Released in United States Spring March 26, 1999

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival, East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.)