Goddess (2013 film)

Goddess is a 2013 Australian romantic comedy musical film, directed by Mark Lamprell. The film stars singer Ronan Keating, Laura Michelle Kelly and Magda Szubanski.

Goddess
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Mark Lamprell
Produced by	Richard Keddie Andrena Finlay
Written by	Mark Lamprell Joanna Weinberg
Starring	Laura Michelle Kelly Ronan Keating Magda Szubanski Dustin Clare Hugo Johnstone-Burt Natalie Tran Pia Miranda Corinne Grant Tamsin Carroll Celia Ireland
Music by	Bryony Marks Joanna Weinberg
Cinematography	Damian Wyvill
Edited by	Mark Warner
Production company	The Film Company Ealing Metro International Wildheart Films
Distributed by	Roadshow Films
Release date	14 March 2013 (Australia) [1]
Running time	104 minutes[2]
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$1,655,620 [3]

Plot

Elspeth Dickens (Laura Michelle Kelly) dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin boys (Phoenix and Levi Morrison). A webcam she installs in her kitchen becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, making her a cyber-sensation. Through singing her funny sink-songs into the webcam, Elspeth becomes a cyber-sensation.

While her husband James (Ronan Keating) is off saving the world's whales, Elspeth is offered the chance of a lifetime. But when forced to choose between fame and family, the newly anointed internet goddess almost loses it all.[1]

Cast

Group photograph of the cast

• Ronan Keating as James Dickens
• Laura Michelle Kelly as Elspeth Dickens
• Magda Szubanski as Cassandra Wolfe
• Phoenix Morrison as Fred (twin)
• Levi Morrison as Zac (twin)
• Dustin Clare as Rory
• Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Ralph
• Corinne Grant as Fizz
• Pia Miranda as Sophie
• Natalie Tran as Helen
• Lucy Durack as Cherry
• Celia Ireland as Mary
• Cameron Lyon as Neil
• Paul Livingston as Waiter
• Viviana Delgado as Peruvian Woman

Production

Goddess was filmed, in part, in Sydney, Australia and Stanley, Tasmania.[4] The film is based on the original stage play Sinksongs, written and performed by Joanna Weinberg with music for the film written by Joanna Weinberg, Bryony Marks and Judy Morris.[5]

Film festivals

In early June 2014, Goddess opened the Maui International Film Festival to great reviews [6]

Box office

In its opening weekend, Goddess grossed $512,445 in Australia. The film was shown on 207 screens, which gave it a per-screen average of $2,476. [7]

Accolades

Award	Category	Subject	Result
AACTA Awards (3rd)	Best Cinematography	Damian Wyvill	Nominated
	Best Production Design	Annie Beauchamp	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Shareen Beringer	Nominated
ACS Award	NSW & ACT Silver Award	Damian Wyvill	Won
ASE Award	Best Editing in a Feature Film	Mark Warner	Nominated
ASSG Award	Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing	Glenn Butler	Nominated
FCCA Awards	Best Actress	Laura Michelle Kelly	Nominated
	Best Actress - Supporting Role	Magda Szubanski	Nominated
	Best Music	Bryony Marks	Nominated
		Joanna Weinberg	Nominated
	Best Production Design	Annie Beauchamp	Nominated

External links

• Goddess at IMDb
• Goddess at AllMovie
• Goddess on Facebook

References

1. Goddess (2013) official trailer on YouTube
2. "Goddess - BigPond Movies". BigPond. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
3. "Goddess". www.boxofficemojo.com.
4. "Goddess (2013)" – via www.imdb.com.
5. Ken Mozuna. "Goddess". The Film Company. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
6. "Goddess". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
7. Swift, Brendan (16 March 2013). "Goddess posts $512,445 opening weekend". IF.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2013.