Goddess (2013 film)

Australian romantic comedy musical film

Goddess

Theatrical film poster

Directed by| Mark Lamprell
Written by|

* Mark Lamprell
* Joanna Weinberg

Produced by|

* Richard Keddie
* Andrena Finlay

Starring|

* Laura Michelle Kelly
* Ronan Keating
* Magda Szubanski
* Dustin Clare
* Hugo Johnstone-Burt
* Natalie Tran
* Pia Miranda
* Corinne Grant
* Tamsin Carroll
* Celia Ireland

Cinematography| Damian Wyvill
Edited by| Mark Warner
Music by|

* Bryony Marks
* Joanna Weinberg

Production
companies

* The Film Company
* Ealing Metro International
* Wildheart Films

Distributed by| Roadshow Films

Release date

* 14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) (Australia)

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Running time

| 104 minutes[2]
Country| Australia
Language| English
Box office| $1,655,620[3]

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.

## Plot

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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. 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

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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
* Tamsin Carroll as Deb

## Production

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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

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

## Box office

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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

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Award  | Category  | Subject  | Result

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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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goddess (film).

* Goddess at IMDb
* Goddess on Facebook

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.