Four of a Kind (film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Four of a Kind

| image = Fourofakind.png

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Fiona Cochrane

| producer = Fiona Cochrane
Leverne McDonnell

| writer = Helen Collins

| starring = Leverne McDonnell
Gail Watson
Nina Landis
Louise Siversen
Ben Steel
Peta Brady
Robert Rabiah

| music = Joe Camilleri
The Black Sorrows

| cinematography = Zbigniew Friedrich

| editing = Zbigniew Friedrich

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|08|30|Montréal World Film Festival}}

| country = Australia

| language = English

}}

Four of a Kind is the debut feature film for director Fiona Cochrane. It was completed in 2008 and released in 2009.Melbourne Independent Filmmakers: [http://www.innersense.com.au/mif/cochrane.html Fiona Cochrane – Biography]

Cast

Production

It is based on the stage play Disclosure by Helen Collins as presented at La Mama Theatre (Melbourne) during the 2006 Melbourne Fringe Festival.{{cite news | newspaper=The Age | date=26 September 2006 | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts-reviews/disclosure/2006/08/29/1156816886251.html | title=Disclosure | first=Martin | last=Ball | accessdate=15 April 2010 }} It was shot on location in Melbourne, Australia.

Synopsis

Lies. Betrayal. Blackmail. Murder.

Four different women, each with a well-hidden secret they are coaxed, tricked or forced into revealing. Through a veil of lies all four flirt with the truth as they experience betrayal, ambition, loneliness, pain and anger. But the lies they tell themselves might be the ones that hurt the most.

Reviews

" … beneath its deceptively simple surface lies an emotionally lacerating psychological whodunit of unusual complexity" – Paul Harris, Film Buffs Forecast

'Not far off being a hidden Australian gem that you should race out to'- Ben McEachen, Empire Magazine

'Tingling with adult tension!’ – John Flaus, The Melbourne Review

Reception

Film reviews include:

  • {{Cite web | url=http://www.moviecritic.com.au/four-of-a-kind-film-movie-review/ | publisher=20/20 Filmsight | first=David | last=O'Connell | title=Four of a Kind | accessdate=15 April 2010 }}

  • {{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/four-means-of-subterfuge/2009/06/10/1244313184462.html | title=Four means of subterfuge | newspaper=The Age | first=Philippa | last=Hawker | date=11 June 2009 | accessdate=15 April 2010 }} {{rating|3|5}}
  • {{Cite web | url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=15831&s=Reviews | title=Four of a Kind | first=Louise | last=Keller | publisher=Urban Cinefile | accessdate=15 April 2010 }}
  • {{Cite web | url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/article/single/5556/Playing-the-hand-they're-dealt | title=Playing the hand they're dealt | date=11 June 2009 | first=Kylie | last=Boltin | publisher=SBS | accessdate=15 April 2010 }}

References

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