Praise

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film

Praise is a 1998 Australian film directed by John Curran, adapted from Andrew McGahan’s novel, that explores a raw, intimate relationship between two misfit lovers.

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Praise (film)	0
Praise (novel)	0

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ
author	Andrew McGahan ⓘ
awardReceived	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role ⓘ surface form: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ FIPRESCI Prize ⓘ surface form: FIPRESCI Prize at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival
basedOn	Praise (novel) ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Dion Beebe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Australia ⓘ
director	John Curran ⓘ
distributor	Beyond Films ⓘ
genre	independent film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ
hasTheme	addiction ⓘ alienation ⓘ chronic illness ⓘ self-destructive relationships ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Cynthia ⓘ Gordon ⓘ
musicBy	Dan Luscombe ⓘ
nominatedFor	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction ⓘ Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film ⓘ
notableFor	unflinching depiction of a dysfunctional love affair in suburban Australia ⓘ
plotSummary	Follows a raw, intimate relationship between two misfit lovers, Gordon and Cynthia. ⓘ
producer	Martha Coleman ⓘ
publicationDate	1998 ⓘ
releaseEvent	Toronto International Film Festival ⓘ surface form: 1998 Toronto International Film Festival
releaseYear	1998 ⓘ
runtime	99 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter	Andrew McGahan ⓘ
setting	Brisbane ⓘ

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