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A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.
- Awards
- 41 wins & 15 nominations
Anne-Louise Lambert
- Martha
- (as Anne Louise Lambert)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaTook 7 years to make.
- GoofsWhen Joe pours hot water onto the icy windscreen of his car, no steam appears.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inside the Snowdome: Making 'Somersault' (2005)
- SoundtracksOnce Again
Written by Matt Walker
Performed by Matt Walker & The Necessary Few
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia
Licensed courtesy of Spaghetti Records
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I don't wanna be alone
Somersault underlines a girl's desire of not wanting to be alone. The main character, Heidi, may appear to be flirtatious toward guys; yet what she wants is really to have a company. I guess her characteristics are derived from her mother, Nicole. Thus this is one interesting point of view to look at: about the parallelism of stories between the mother and the daughter. From the short appearance of Nicole, I believe she has her own story of not wanting to be alone. Else, where would Heidi come from? In terms of storyline, I see the simple third act form; beginning, middle, end. Heidi has a journey, and after all the troubles, she manages to resolve with her problems. Heidi's diary might help the audience to know Heidi's back-story. I like how clever the dialog between Heidi and her 'boyfriend' is constructed. In terms of technicalities, the use of landscape and natural elements helps the audience to engage with the story. The snow, the "tears" caused by using hot water to crack the snow on the car's windscreen, the red color
(I am not going to spoil the film here =) ). The mood of the film is very blue from the very beginning; we even see a blue laundry basket! When the resolution is made, though, the light brightens
very nice indeed. "It's good that we met", Somersault.
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- dianjg
- Jul 11, 2005
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- Also known as
- Tepetaklak
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $92,214
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,566
- Apr 23, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $1,482,316
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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