The Well

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film psychological thriller film

The Well is a 1997 Australian psychological thriller film in which Miranda Otto gives a critically acclaimed performance as a young woman entangled in a tense, isolating relationship with her guardian.

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Label Occurrences
The Well canonical 2
The Well (novel) 2
"The Well" 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Elizabeth Jolley ⓘ
awardNomination AFI Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role ⓘ
surface form: AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

AFI Award for Best Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

AFI Award for Best Direction ⓘ
AFI Award for Best Film ⓘ
basedOn The Well self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Well (novel)
cinematographyBy Mandy Walker ⓘ
colorProcess color ⓘ
countryOfFilming Australia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
director Samantha Lang ⓘ
distributor PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ⓘ
editedBy Dany Cooper ⓘ
filmFestivalScreening Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
hasTheme isolation ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
power dynamics in relationships ⓘ
isAdaptationOf The Well (1986 novel) ⓘ
mainCharacter Hester Harper ⓘ
Katherine ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
MirandaOttoRole Katherine ⓘ
musicBy Alberto Iglesias ⓘ
narrativeLocation rural Australia ⓘ
notableFor Miranda Otto’s critically acclaimed performance ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
PamelaRabeRole Hester Harper ⓘ
performanceNotedFor Miranda Otto ⓘ
plotSummary A repressed middle‑aged woman and her young companion become entangled in a tense, isolating relationship after a mysterious accident at an abandoned well. ⓘ
producer Sandra Levy ⓘ
productionCompany Australian Film Development Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Australian Film Finance Corporation

Cascade Films ⓘ
publicationDate 1997 ⓘ
releaseYear 1997 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 101 ⓘ
screenwriter Laura Jones ⓘ
Samantha Lang ⓘ
sectionScreenedAtFestival Un Certain Regard ⓘ
starring Frank Wilson ⓘ
Miranda Otto ⓘ
Pamela Rabe ⓘ
Paul Chubb ⓘ
targetAudience adult ⓘ

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Miranda Otto → notableWork → The Well ⓘ
Laura Jones → notableWork → The Well ⓘ
Laura Jones → basedOn → The Well ⓘ
subject surface form: The Well
this entity surface form: The Well (novel)
Mandy Walker → notableWork → The Well ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Well (1997 film)
The Well → basedOn → The Well self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Well (novel)
Pip Karmel → edited → The Well ⓘ
this entity surface form: "The Well"