SummarySwimming Upstream tells the compelling and inspirational true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man form a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion swimmer. (MGM)
Directed By:Russell Mulcahy
Written By:Anthony Fingleton, Diane Fingleton
Swimming Upstream
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Swimming Upstream evokes time and place without being showy about it and offers an altogether invigorating experience.
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The role, one of the meatiest of Mr. Rush's career, is equal in flash and complexity to his turns as the pianist David Helfgott in "Shine" and the Marquis de Sade in "Quills."
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Distinguished by some unusually fine performances, but the lack of a satisfactory third act diminishes overall result.
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Rush and Davis perform strikingly against type, suffusing an otherwise average genre pic with quiet dignity.
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The film begins as a delicate duet between Rush and Davis, but as Rush spirals out of control, his performance becomes a flashy, over-the-top solo akin to his hammy turns in "Shine" and "Quills."
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Without them (Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis), the melodramatic chronicle of real-life swimmer Tony Fingleton's formative years would have very little going for it.
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Fingleton turned his own story into a feel-good fable; neither Martin McGrath's gorgeous cinematography nor the hypnotic score by Run Lola Run(1998) composers Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil's can compensate.
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Production Company:
- Crusader Entertainment
- Pacific Film and Television Commission
- Baldwin Entertainment Group
- Upstream Productions Pty. Ltd.
Release Date:Feb 4, 2005
Duration:1 h 54 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Against all odds, he found the strength to become a champion.
Awards
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
Australian Film Institute
• 5 Nominations
IF Awards
• 5 Nominations
