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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Sycamore Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Sycamore Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 54 m

Summary In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. (Sycamore Entertainment)

Directed By: Fred Schepisi

Written By: Judy Morris, Patrick White

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Sycamore Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Sycamore Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 54 m

The Eye of the Storm

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. (Sycamore Entertainment)

Directed By: Fred Schepisi

Written By: Judy Morris, Patrick White

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
55
31% Positive
4 Reviews
62% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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80
Sep 4, 2012
Narrative unevenness notwithstanding, those hang-ups are given delicious life by a superb Rush, Davis, and Rampling (the latter often confined to a bed and encased in elderly makeup), who prove a regally dysfunctional trio par excellence.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
73
Sep 7, 2012
There's a quiet audaciousness about it. Schepisi still seems to believe that if you tell a good story in an artful, straightforward way, people will come to it. He may be wrong, but thank goodness he's still in there pitching.
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60
Sep 6, 2012
Whether she's lying in bed, her gray hair spilling out around her head, or exalting in existence itself during one of several flashbacks, Elizabeth draws you in, which works for the story and simultaneously unbalances it.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 4, 2012
Schepisi is deft with the social-strata stuff, introducing a large Gosford Park–like ensemble to tease out the central trio's dysfunction. So it's a shame that both book and film tilt away from the tart-tongued exchanges, giving increasing weight to a buried trauma that feels a little soggy.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 7, 2012
Good acting and some very good scenes don't quite add up to a good film.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 4, 2012
For all the talent involved, The Eye of the Storm is an incident-stuffed but lacklustre affair – a case of lots of sturm, but not enough drang – that reaches for a satiric sting and emotional depth it never achieves.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
38
Sep 4, 2012
This adaptation of a prize-winning Australian novel is a stodgy slog save for some sporadic moments of blunt force supplied by Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling.
By Bill Weber FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Paper Bark Films Pty. Ltd.
Release Date Sep 7, 2012
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://fredschepisi.com/films/the-eye-of-the-storm/
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Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 3 Wins & 12 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
• 6 Nominations

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