A disparate group of 20-somethings revolving around pregnant Liz (Danielle Cormack) confront a Generation X medley of ‘births, deaths, and marriages'. They experience romance, disappointment, comedy, and tragedy as they negotiate their vexing lives. It's about nothing, and everything - "the agony of failed love and ambiguous love, the agony of loneliness, the ecstasy of sex and the discovery of maturity" as Australian critic Andrew L. Urban summed up director Harry Sinclair's debut feature.
At the time it emerged, Topless Women Talk About Their Lives was described as, "the freshest, cheekiest, most engaging film from New Zealand in years." (Paul Byrnes, Sydney Film Festival, 1997). That's a fair summary. The decade ...
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