Dead Letter Office

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Huntin P @PaxVobiscum80 4 days ago A picture of Australia that is about as far removed from the clichés of tinnies, barbies, surfing, blazing sun, foulmouthed bogans and suchlike. Refreshing, in other words. Alice (Miranda Otto), mid-twenties, adrift in life, bags a job at the local GPO's Dead Letter Office, hoping that she can use its facilities to find her long lost father, and herself. A funny little team works there, led by Chilean immigrant Frank (George DelHoyo). Alice develops a fascination with both Frank and with the so-called 'special case letters', letters written and sent without hope or expectation of a reply. She meddles, but good things come of her meddling. Dead Letter Office is a tender, poignant drama full of sorrow and kindness, and the search for home, the latter symbolised by the homing pigeon who has taken up residence ("He was insufficiently addressed"). Should we expect love, or is love a kind of miracle? See more Aug 28, 2012 Dead Letter Office is a mediocre drama movie, about a mid 20's early 30's woman who's stuck in the past. Miranda Otto stars as the disillusioned and overly curious Alice, who's mission isn't to find just any ordinary job but 1 that can further her investigation into a mysterious past. And hopefully come afloat to some peace in her own insecurity's and the lack of will to love others because she was abandon at such a tender age. See more Jul 29, 2008 Nice little film on self identity and how naive good intentions do not always result in happy outcomes. Very touching that Miranda's real father plays her father in the film. See more Jan 31, 2008 Thanks to the tangy, intelligent direction of John Ruane and fine lead performances from Miranda Otto and U.S. import George DelHoyo, the result is moderately successful. See more Jan 10, 2008 beautiful & quirky independent film, & wonderful performances See more Dec 27, 2007 I like Miranda Otto - and this I believe is my favorite of her performances. This Aussie film is about searching and longing for futile things - a home perhaps we cannot have and in our maturity finding the home that IS or can be - and not spending our life mourning what we no longer or cannot have. Sentimental perhaps and a might too slow in the telling - but overall I enjoyed. See more Read all reviews

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