FILM FILE

Production: Hilary Linstead, Dein Perry (exec prod) and Antonia Barnard (co-prod) for Fox Searchlight and the Australian Film Finance Corporation.
Director: Dein Perry.
Cast: Adam Garcia, Sam Worthington, Sophie Lee, Chris Horsey, Drew Kaluski, Lee McDonald, Richard Carter, Bill Zappa, Susie Porter, Justine Clarke, Anthony Hayes.
Started: June 21, 1999. Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Subject: A fictionalised biopic about its director and co-writer, Australian choreographer Dein Perry, Bootmen focuses on the diverging paths of two brothers. Born in the NSW industrial town of Newcastle, they are both in love with the same girl and both have been tap-dancers since childhood. But, while Mitchell wants to stay home and start his own business, Sean’s ambition is to become a professional hoofer.
International distribution: 20th Century Fox.

Production: Bradley Adams, Damon Bryant, Tracey Seaward, Guy Collins (exec prod), James Flynn (co-prod), Ulrich Felsberg (co-prod) and Gherardo Pagliei (co-prod) for Natural Nylon, in association with Metropolitan Films, Road Movies and GAM Films.
Director: Pat Murphy.
Cast: Susan Lynch, Ewan McGregor, Peter McDonald, Aedin Moloney, Veronica Duffy, Andrew Scott, Vinnie McCabe, Darragh Kelly, Frank Kelly, Alan Devine.
Started: May 23, 1999. Dublin, Ireland (also shooting in Hamburg and Trieste).
Subject: The story of the relationship between the vivacious Nora Barnacle, who fled Galway for Dublin at the turn of the century, and novelist James Joyce, who fell instantly in love with her, then all but destroyed the relationship through his own insecurity and jealousy. Based on the book by Brenda Maddox.
International distribution: IAC Films.

Production: Mark Crowdy, Cat Villiers (exec prod) and Xavier Marchand (exec prod) for Portman Entertainment and Sky Pictures, in association with Wave Pictures.
Director: Nigel Cole.
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes, Tcheky Karyo, Valerie Edmond, Phyllida Law, Leslie Phillips.
Started: May 4, 1999. Cornwall, UK (also shooting in London).
Subject: When her husband dies, Grace Trevethan’s only skills are as a gardener. Faced with the possibility of losing her beautiful house in Cornwall, Grace swiftly swaps orchids for marijuana plants, but then finds she has to deal with the London underworld. Fortunately, her fellow Cornish villagers are on hand to help.
International distribution: Portman Entertainment.