Sweetie (1989)

Fully alive visual sense
Cracks in the concrete
Optimistic choral vocals
Numb couple
Princess castle
Meditation
Louis: “Illusions don’t go away. They become more subtle. I mean, what’s real? It’s a big question.”
Incest: Become like brother and sister, and Dad and Sweetie more like husband and wife
Absurdist
Sweetie throws tantrums by acting like a dog
Dedicated to her sister
Fearful, faithless gesture of uprooting their tree
“Courage and sex. That’s what love is.”

Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 Number of discs: 1 Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Street date: 4/19/2011 Distributor:

Criterion

Audio commentary by director/co-writer Jane Campion, co-writer Gerard Lee, and director of photography Sally Bongers
“Making Sweetie” (22:40, HD)
Short Films 1982’s “An Exercise in Discipline: Peel” (8:39, HD) and the 1983 films “Passionless Moments” (11:57, HD) and “A Girl’s Own Story” (26:33, HD)
1989 interview “Jane Campion: The Film School Years”(19:13, HD)
Production Gallery
“Trailer” (1:45, HD)

Review gear:

• Panasonic Viera TC-P55VT30 55" Plasma 1080p 3D HDTV
• Oppo BDP-93 Universal Network 3D Blu-ray Disc Player
• Denon AVR2112CI Integrated Network A/V Surround Receiver
• Pioneer SP-BS41-LR Bookshelf Speaker (2)
• Pioneer SP-C21 Center Speaker
• Pioneer SW-8 Subwoofer