| Uniform Title |
Little tornadoes (Motion picture : 2021) |
| Title |
Little tornadoes. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2023. |
| ©2021 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (91 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4938. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. |
| "'70s Australia, a changing country, a family at a turning point" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Aaron Wilson ; written by Christos Tsiolkas, Aaron Wilson. |
| Performers |
Mark Leonard Winter, Silvia Colloca. |
| Summary |
Introverted Leo is a metalworker at his small town's local plant. After his wife vanishes, leaving him to care for their two young children, he is bereft barely able to cook a decent meal or keep the household running. So when a recently-arrived Italian colleague suggests that his sister, Maria, act as surrogate homemaker, Leo reluctantly accepts. But can one woman's warm, nurturing presence fill the void left by another, and can Leo yield to the winds of change? |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9 ; 2.00:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: English HOH, Italian. |
| Awards note |
Best Direction in a Feature Film, Aaron Wilson, Australian Directors Guild Awards 2022. |
| Subjects |
Single fathers -- Drama |
| Nineteen seventies -- Drama |
| Italians -- Australia -- Drama |
| Immigrant women -- Australia -- Drama |
| Small cities -- Australia -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Genre |
Domestic drama (Motion pictures) |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Wilson, Aaron, 1976- director, screenwriter |
| Tsiolkas, Christos, 1965- screenwriter. |
| Winter, Mark Leonard actor. |
| Colloca, Silvia, 1977- actor. |
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