D.J. The Camera D'or winning Love Serenade is arguably the most overlooked Australian film of the 90s. Dad (Michael Caton) observes something on the chicken and asks his wife (Anne Tenney) what it is. Love Serenade Photos View All Photos (2) Movie Info. Early in "The Castle," the happy Kerrigan family is served a chicken dinner by Sal, wife of proud Darryl and mother of daughter Tracey and sons Dale, Steve and Wayne; Wayne, currently in prison, is the only one missing from the table. The soundtrack is funky and sexy including huge hits from the 70"s such as Barry Whites 1975 song Love Serenade or the 1975 Gwen McCrae hit Rockin Chair. In fact, it makes Love Serenade look like a cookie-cutter romantic comedy, which is exactly what it isn't. Love Serenade is one of the best film discussions I have seen on the broadened nature of love. Love Serenade (1996) Plot Summary (1) In Sunray, a backwater town on Australia's Murray River, there's little to do but fish or listen to the local radio station. "Seasoning," she says proudly. Things start to get fishy between the DJ and two sister becoming a bizarre love triangle that will have you shocked. Her father (and grandfather) have made her a virtual prisoner, dictating where she can go … D.J. Serenade tells the story of poor vineyard worker Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), who becomes an operatic tenor, and is involved with two women — one a high society hostess, Kendall Hale (Joan Fontaine), the other a Mexican bullfighter's daughter, Juana Montes (Sara Montiel).
END OF SPOILER ALERT….. However, the characters in "Love Serenade," a quirky and dark romantic comedy from first-time writer/director Shirley Barrett, are so weird that they're virtually unlikable. A strange, low budget and small scale film, "Love Serenade" features a fine performance from newcomer Miranda Otto, but ultimately fails to be the clever movie it tries to be. Serenade by Heather McKenzie is the first book in the author's series, The Nightmusic Trilogy.

Ken Sherry arrives from the hustle of Brisbane to run the station; he's mid-40s, detached, thrice divorced, hatchet faced. Kaya has lived a shockingly sheltered existence as the heiress to a billion-dollar empire. That is, it's certainly a comedy, and it's about love, sex, and relationships, but it by no means follows the typical plot trajectory of a standard romantic comedy. Final thoughts Love Serenade is not your typical romantic comedy. While it's certainly different from most films you'll see, it's slow pace and lack of real plot development hinder its possibilities. Synopsis/Plot In Sunray, a backwater town on Australia's Murray River, there's little to do but fish or listen to the local radio station. Love Serenade (1997) Dimity (Miranda Otto), an introverted, unassuming waitress at a Chinese restaurant in the desolate Australian town of Sunray, has never been in a relationship. Ken Sherry arrives from the hustle of Brisbane to run the station; he's mid-40s, detached, thrice divorced, hatchet faced.

A middle-aged disc jockey becomes romantically entangled with a pair of sisters in this quirky Australian comedy. Plot.