Brilliant Lies is an 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...

n film released in 1996, produced by Bayside Pictures and Beyond Films.

Directed by Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin (director)

Richard Franklin was an Australian-born film director.-Early life and career:Franklin was born and grew up in Brighton, Melbourne and was educated at Haileybury College. In the 1960s, Franklin was the drummer in the Melbourne band The Pink Finks, which also featured Ross Wilson and Ross Hannaford,...

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Produced by Sue Farrelly, Kim McKillop and Richard Franklin.
Written by Peter Fitzpatrick, Richard Franklin based on a play by David Williamson.

Nerida Tyson-Chew composed the music score and this is her second time to compose a film directed by Richard Franklin. Her first was Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento

Hotel Sorrento is a 1995 Australian drama film directed by Richard Franklin. Three sisters reunite in the sleepy Australian town of Sorrento after a ten year hiatus. One of the three has written a book called Melancholy which is a thinly disguised version of their lives...

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It stars Gia Carides

Gia Carides

Gia Carides is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Liz Holt in Strictly Ballroom, Susy Connor in Brilliant Lies, and Cousin Nikki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Early life:...

 and Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony M. LaPaglia is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...

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External links

• Teacher's Notes on David Williamson's plays including Brilliant Lies