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Jan Sardi

Jan Sardi
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Nationality Australie

Jan Sardi est un scénariste et réalisateur australien.

Best films

Shine
Shine
(1996)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Michael Pattinson
Michael Pattinson
(4 films)
Silvia De Santis
Silvia De Santis
(1 films)
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi
(1 films)
Scott Hicks
Scott Hicks
(1 films)
Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jan Sardi (9 films)

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Director

Love's Brother
Love's Brother (2004)

Directed by Jan Sardi
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Garcia, Amelia Warner, Silvia De Santis, John Bluthal, Barry Otto
Rating61% 3.0991853.0991853.0991853.0991853.099185
Angelo Donnini and his younger brother Gino are of Italian origin, living in Australia in the 1950s. Angelo is insecure, silent and introverted and not at all good-looking, while Gino is the complete opposite: outgoing, funny and handsome. Angelo looks for a wife and writes letters to Italian girls in hope of a match. But his letters are always returned with his photograph. One day, he desperately sends a new letter with a picture of his brother to Rosetta, who falls in love instantly with the man in the picture and therefore accepts his marriage proposal. When she arrives in Australia she is of course appalled that Angelo does not look like the man she thought she had married. However, she stays, to try to gain Gino's affections. But Gino has a girlfriend, Connie, a wise and tough girl who knows exactly what she wants. She loves Gino, but wishes he possessed more of Angelo's qualities. Though Gino tries to avoid Rosetta, he cannot help but eventually fall in love with her. Gino and Connie have an argument and they call it quits, and Angelo and Connie start to develop a romance. In the end, Rosetta, believing that she has failed to gain Gino's affections, decides to return to Italy with the help of Father Alfredo. Gino follows her onto the ship and they embrace. The couple then marry. In the final scene of the film, which seems to be few years later, it shows the wedding party of Connie and Angelo, while Gino is married to Rosetta and they have a newborn baby.

Scriptwriter

Mao's Last Dancer
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
, 1h57
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Dance films
Actors Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Amanda Schull, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Jack Thompson
Rating72% 3.64443.64443.64443.64443.6444
In the era of Mao's Cultural Revolution, 11-year-old Chinese boy Li Cunxin resides in a rural village commune in Shandong Province, destined to labour in the fields. As often occurred in those times, government officials fanning out across the nation seeking young candidates for centralized training arrive at this school. At first bypassed but selected after a plea by his teacher during the school visit, Li seems bewildered although piqued by the gruff preliminary inspection screening at the provincial capital city of Qingdao. Forwarded to a Beijing audition for a place in Madame Mao's Dance Academy, he is admitted for ballet training based on a series of physique and flexibility examinations.
The Notebook
The Notebook (2004)
, 2h3
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Gena Rowlands, James Garner, James Marsden, Sam Shepard
Rating78% 3.900753.900753.900753.900753.90075
At a modern-day nursing home, an elderly man named Duke (James Garner) begins to read a romantic story from his notebook to a fellow patient (Gena Rowlands).
Love's Brother
Love's Brother (2004)

Directed by Jan Sardi
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Garcia, Amelia Warner, Silvia De Santis, John Bluthal, Barry Otto
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0991853.0991853.0991853.0991853.099185
Angelo Donnini and his younger brother Gino are of Italian origin, living in Australia in the 1950s. Angelo is insecure, silent and introverted and not at all good-looking, while Gino is the complete opposite: outgoing, funny and handsome. Angelo looks for a wife and writes letters to Italian girls in hope of a match. But his letters are always returned with his photograph. One day, he desperately sends a new letter with a picture of his brother to Rosetta, who falls in love instantly with the man in the picture and therefore accepts his marriage proposal. When she arrives in Australia she is of course appalled that Angelo does not look like the man she thought she had married. However, she stays, to try to gain Gino's affections. But Gino has a girlfriend, Connie, a wise and tough girl who knows exactly what she wants. She loves Gino, but wishes he possessed more of Angelo's qualities. Though Gino tries to avoid Rosetta, he cannot help but eventually fall in love with her. Gino and Connie have an argument and they call it quits, and Angelo and Connie start to develop a romance. In the end, Rosetta, believing that she has failed to gain Gino's affections, decides to return to Italy with the help of Father Alfredo. Gino follows her onto the ship and they embrace. The couple then marry. In the final scene of the film, which seems to be few years later, it shows the wedding party of Connie and Angelo, while Gino is married to Rosetta and they have a newborn baby.
Shine
Shine (1996)
, 1h45
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Films about psychiatry, Enfant musicien
Actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Lynn Redgrave, Nicholas Bell
Rating75% 3.7986653.7986653.7986653.7986653.798665
A man (Geoffrey Rush) wanders through a heavy rainstorm finding his way into a restaurant. The restaurant's employees try to determine if he needs help. Despite his manic mode of speech being difficult to understand, Sylvia learns that his name is David Helfgott and that he is staying at a local hotel. She returns him to the hotel and despite his attempts to engage her with his musical knowledge and ownership of various musical scores, she leaves.
Breakaway
Breakaway (1990)
, 1h25
Directed by Don McLennan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Bruce Boxleitner, Deborah Kara Unger, Bruce Myles, Toni Scanlan, Terry Gill, David Hoflin
Rating48% 2.4244052.4244052.4244052.4244052.424405
An escaped prisoner abducts an accountant as he tracks a rodeo fair which is sheltering his wife.
Street Hero
Street Hero (1984)
, 1h42
Directed by Michael Pattinson
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton, Sandy Gore, Bill Hunter, Peta Toppano, Amanda Muggleton
Roles Writer
Rating55% 2.751562.751562.751562.751562.75156
Vinnie is a teenage boy who is an outcast at school, alienating teachers and students alike. He is a local courier for the local Mafia boss. He lives in welfare housing with his mother (Peta Toppano), a young brother and sister, and his Mum's lover who he can't stand. Vinnie takes out his aggression with the world practicing boxing at the local gym. He is haunted by images of his father (when just a boy he witnessed his father's murder) and his father's boxing career. His music teacher (Sandy Gore) encourages him to get involved as a drummer with the school band, and his girlfriend Gloria (Sigrid Thornton) and others influence him to stay away from the Mafia.