Titsiana Booberini
| Titsiana Booberini | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Luketic |
| Written by | Robert Luketic |
| Starring |
Tania Lacy Sophie Lee Roz Hammond |
Release date | 1997 |
Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Titsiana Booberini is a short film written and directed by Robert Luketic and released in 1997.[1]
Initially entered at the Telluride Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, the film's success led to it being screened at film festivals all over the world.[2] It won "Best Film" at the Aspen Shortsfest,[3] and lead actress Tania Lacy's performance won her the "Best Actress Award" at the Exposure Film Festival in Brisbane.[4] Its positive reception at Sundance caught the interest of several high-profile studios, leading to Luketic being offered the directing position for Legally Blonde.[5][6]
The film is a musical comedy,[7] with the story focusing on Titsiana Booberini, an Italian check-out girl at a suburban supermarket who is ridiculed by her fellow employees for her slightly hirsute upper lip. Titsiana gains new confidence and acceptance when she discovers a hair removal treatment.
Full cast
- Tania Lacy - Titsiana Booberini
- Sophie Lee - Francine Pickles
- Roz Hammond - Carol Johnson
- David J. Berman - Chubus Zarbo
- Marc Savoia - Stock boy
References
- ↑ "Titsiana Booberini". screenrush.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Robert Luketic". superiorpics.com. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ↑ "Film students make a feature of their shorts". The Age. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ↑ "Tania Lacy". femail.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ↑ Mundhra, Smiriti (14 July 2001). "New Kid on the Block". IGN. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Robert Luketic". onlysydney.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ↑ Moses, Alexa (22 June 2005). "J.Fo versus J.Lo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2010.