Variations on a Theme: Pace and Perspective in Sue Brooks' Looking for Grace

In Looking for Grace, Sue Brooks capitalises on the power of the subjective and the allure of the Australian landscape to chronicle the individual yet intersecting plights of a young woman and her parents. But the film's achievements go beyond a skilful take on middle-class family drama – with most of its key behind-the-scenes roles filled by women, it embodies another significant step in addressing the screen industry's gender imbalance, writes Zoë Wallin.

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