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Looking for reviews of films directed by Ray Lawrence? Cinafilm has a total of 628 reviews across 2 movies directed by Ray Lawrence.
Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 67%.
Lantana is Ray Lawrence's highest rated movie, with a score of 77% based on 250 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Ray Lawrence is Jindabyne, with a score of 58% based on 378 reviews.
Ray Lawrence (born 1948) is an Australian film director. He was born in England and moved to Australia at age 11. All his films are made in Australia with predominantly Australian casts. He has made only three films in two decades, yet they have been some of the most critically acclaimed works in Australian cinema during that time. He is famous for his insistence on "complete creative control", one-take shoots and use of natural light. He makes commercials in between films.
Lawrence's unique cinematic style has established him as one of the most respected dramatic directors of contemporary Australian cinema. While only producing three films in his 25 year career as a feature film director, all of his features have meditated around the slippery and often painful nature of 'real' human interaction. It is Lawrence's ability to illustrate intensely personal interactions between characters as they navigate through the less than 'cinematic' terrain of real life situations that has engaged his audience and earned the respect among cinema goers and critics alike.
His second feature, Lantana (2001), is one of the highest grossing Australian films ever made winning critical and popular recognition including Best film, Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. Examining the notion of trust, the film weaves the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy psychiatrist across the fabric of three Australian families, with each family representative of a different social class existent in contemporary Australian society.
Ray Lawrence has directed films starring Leah Purcell, Laura Linney, Geoffrey Rush and Gabriel Byrne.
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