Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

Swimming Upstream

 

Australia 2002, 114 minutes
Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama

Topics: Sport.

 

Aroview: A sturdily dramatic account of Australian Anthony Fingleton’s rise from his working class origins in 1950s Brisbane to becoming a champion backstroke swimmer.

Anchored by the excellent performances of Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis as the parents, who face their own constricted lives with a mixture of anger, humour and alcoholic self-medication. Strong on period detail, with a satisfying vein of poignant recollection. Based on Fingelton’s autobiography.

Member Reviews

Average rating 3 stars. (Good Enough) (Good Enough). Showing 1-1 of 1 member reviews.

Have your say  Reviewing Films

DVD Features

  • English subtitles for the hearing impaired
  • trailers
  • aspect ratio: 1.85:1
 

Close Relatives

Swimming Upstream cover
Rental
DVD (R4)
Widescreen
$6 Rent
VHS (PAL) $6 Rent

Prices in $NZD (incl. GST)

Your basket is empty