Lust and Revenge (1996)

3.7/10 95 min Comedy

Overview

This caustic Australian comedy meant to burn those commercial interests who sponsor artists for tax breaks. It is also a sexually unresponsive wife's revenge against her cheating husband. Heiress Georgina Oliphant, the daughter of pharmaceutical magnate George Oliphant is on a mission to find a sculptor suitable of her father's sponsorship. Normally, George doesn't give a hoot about art, but tax time approaches and he needs a big deduction. Since large bronze statues are 100% deductible, that's what he wants. Georgina comes through with the lesbian sculptor Lily Carmichael who suggests a detailed male nude, sans fig leaf. For her model, Lily chooses unemployed hunk Karl-Heinz Applebaum who at first doesn't realize he is to model totally nude. Fortunately, coquettish Georgina is around to convince him to shed those clothes.

Cast

Nicholas Hope

Karl-Heinz Applebaum

Małgorzata Dobrowolska

Cecilia Applebaum

Claudia Karvan

Georgina Oliphant

Chris Haywood

George Oliphant

John Hargreaves

Gallery Sleaze

Norman Kaye

Baba Charles

Ullie Birvé

Anna

Robert Menzies

Psychiatrist

Bryan Dawe

Gallery Director

Max Gillies

Art Critic

Wendy Hughes

George's Advisor

Pamela Rabe

Obnoxious Woman

Paul Cox

New Age Customer

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