SummaryPrecocious, bohemian teenager Placid Lake, finishes high school and decides to do the one thing that will annoy his new age parents the most -- go straight! A few weeks with a library of self- help manuals and Placid has it sorted -- and he has the haircut and the cheap suit to prove it. (Palace Films)
Directed By:Tony McNamara
Written By:Tony McNamara
The Rage in Placid Lake
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A welcome rarity: an amiable film comedy that leaves you feeling good as opposed to feeling for your wallet.
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For every line of dialogue that's truly, glitteringly acid, though, there are five that are merely clever, and Lee, likable as he is, never really taps into the misery of the teen misfit.
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Taking satiric aim at a familiar target, conformity, Australian playwright Tony McNamara's film debut is by turns incisive and broad.
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Melds an insightful observational style with some rather clunky satire and the resulting mix is uneven at best.
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Production Company:
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
- Macgowan Films
- New South Wales Film & Television Office
- Rapacious Productions
- Showtime Australia
Release Date:May 21, 2004
Duration:1 h 29 m
Tagline:Placid Lake isn't your usual rebel. He wants to work in insurance.
Awards
Australian Film Institute
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 3 Nominations
IF Awards
• 3 Nominations
