Siam Sunset

Siam Sunset is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.

Plot

Perry 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, 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

Release

Siam Sunset premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia.

Reception

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.