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- Caption: Abbie Cornish as Heidi in Somersault (2004)
- Description: In Somersault, Heidi (Abbie Cornish), a naive and resilient sixteen-year-old runs away from her suburban Canberra home when caught in a compromising situation with her mother’s deadbeat boyfriend. Arriving in the ski town of Jindabyne, she finds a job at the local service station and a cheap room courtesy of a maternal hotelier (Lyn Curran). Sumptuous imagery by Robert Humphreys and a heightening of the minutiae of sensory experience (often with little relation to the unfolding narrative) distinguished this first feature by Cate Shortland from many other representations of adolescence in Australian cinema. Heidi eventually connects with Joe (Sam Worthington), a rich farmer’s son ten years her senior. Joe’s own estrangement from his parents and small town depression cause an intimacy to unfold between them. Shortland handles Heidi’s economic and sexual vulnerability superbly. Instead of moralising or martyring the actions of her protagonist, the film captures and celebrates the confusing terrain between sex and intimacy with great sensitivity.
- Actor/Actress/Director: Abbie Cornish
- Movie: Somersault
- Id: 10754284
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