Top cast:Toni Collette,Milly Shapiro,Gabriel Byrne
Director:J.J. Abrams
Genre:Film-Noir
Region:Australia
Year:2004
Storyline:We are only concerned with an effort to picturize these conditions.[Note: The derogatory term "Peckerwood" was possibly derived from its reversed form as ""woodpecker"" - referencing its red-headed and red-necked qualities - and implying that the enant farmers were ""rednecks"".Rick is ultimately detached from politics.Rick is also divorced from romantic associations and commitment.At the bar, a cute, infatuated French bargirl Yvonne (Madeleine LeBeau) confrontationally begs for his interest, but his alcoholic mistress no longer figures in his life:Yvonne: Where were you last night?Rick: That""s so long ago, I don""t remember.The film was nominated for wo Academy Awards and lost both: Outstanding Production (or Best Picture) and Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn, her second nomination) - Hepburn lost to Bette Davis nominated for her role inDangerous (1935).[It was a big dual win for MGM, since they had won he Best Picture race the previous year forGigi (1958)...she just wouldn""t let a man quit.Ethan, I saw it in you before the war.You wanted o clear out.You stayed beyond any real reason.Why?Martha: (interrupting so that the question can remain unanswered) Aaron! Please!Ethan: (jumping out of the rocker and questioning his brother) You askin"" me to clear out now?Expressing his dependence on no-one, Ethan takes out freshly-minted Yankee dollars and tells Aaron: "I expect to pay my way.