The Sum of Us (film)
- Russell Crowe: Jeff Mitchell
- Jack Thompson: Harry Mitchell
- John Polson: Greg
- Deborah Kennedy: Joyce Johnson
- Rebekah Elmaloglou: Jenny Johnson
- Paul Freeman: George
The Sum of Us ( Alternative title: The Trouble with Love) is an Australian comedy drama from the year 1994.
Action
The widowed Harry Mitchell and his adult son Jeff live together in a single household. Jeff is gay, while Harry tries to get to know a new woman through a marriage agency. Jeff has fallen in love with the gardener and Greg has a date with him in the pub, while Harry gets to know about the Agency also secluded Joyce Johnson.
Harry understood at once perfectly with Greg, while there is some tension between Joyce and Jeff, as Joyce has a very conservative attitude to homosexuality. However, these are forgotten when Harry suffers a stroke.
Background
- The subtext of the story beyond the gay issue, a story about family ties three generations, the grandmother, the father and the son. The translation of The Sum of Us is free and has intradiegetic a precise correspondence: The Sum of Us cites the testimony of Harry, Jeff's father, who says at one point: Our children are only the sum of us. I mean: Us, our parents, our grandparents. . All generations ( our children are the sum of all that we ourselves I mean. , We, our parents, our grandparents ... )
Awards
- Cleveland International Film Festival Winner Best Film