Titsiana Booberini
Directed byRobert Luketic
Written byTania Lacy
StarringTania Lacy
Sophie Lee
Roz Hammond
Release date
July 31, 1997
Running time
12 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Titsiana Booberini is a 1997 Australian short film directed by Robert Luketic, written by and starring Tania Lacy, also starring Sophie Lee, and Roz Hammond.[1]

Initially entered at the Telluride Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, the film's success led to it being screened at film festivals all over the world.[2] It won "Best Film" at the Aspen Shortsfest,[3] and lead actress Tania Lacy's performance won her the "Best Actress Award" at the Exposure Film Festival in Brisbane.[4] Its positive reception at Sundance caught the interest of several high-profile studios, leading to Luketic being offered the directing position for Legally Blonde.[5][6] At one point in 1998, there were plans to make a full-length version with Miramax.[7]

The film is a musical comedy,[8] with the story focusing on Titsiana Booberini, an Italian check-out girl at a suburban supermarket who is ridiculed by her fellow employees for her slightly hirsute upper lip. Titsiana gains new confidence and acceptance when she discovers a hair removal treatment.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Titsiana Booberini". screenrush.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Robert Luketic". superiorpics.com. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Film students make a feature of their shorts". The Age. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tania Lacy". femail.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Mundhra, Smiriti (14 July 2001). "New Kid on the Block". IGN. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Robert Luketic". onlysydney.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Roman, Monica (27 May 1998). "Luketic inks three-year pact with Miramax". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Moses, Alexa (22 June 2005). "J.Fo versus J.Lo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2010.


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