Siam Sunset is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.
Plot
Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new colour Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace (Danielle Cormack), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.
Cast
- Linus Roache as Perry
- Danielle Cormack as Grace
- Victoria Hill as Maree
- Peter Hosking
- Ian Bliss as Martin
- Roy Billing as Bill Leach
- Deidre Rubenstein as Celia Droon
- Victoria Eagger as Rowena Wentworth
Release
Siam Sunset premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.1/10. David Stratton of Variety wrote that the film's concept is unoriginal, but it is a "merrily entertaining, frequently funny and occasionally violent" film that improves on the formula used by recent films.