History Film / Sirens1994

->"''Be seduced''"
-->-- '''{{Tagline}}'''

''Sirens'' is a 1993 drama film written and directed by John Duigan, starring Creator/HughGrant, Creator/TaraFitzgerald, and Creator/SamNeill.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Estella sees Devlin masturbating. Uniquely for this trope (with regards to male sexuality), it's not portrayed as gross.

* RapunzelHair: All the models, Norman's wife included. Presumably this is to contrast with Estella's bobbed hair to show their freer personalities.

* EnthrallingSiren: Sheila and Pru act as these to Estella and Giddy with regards to their sexuality. Giddy references the Sirens themselves and tells Anthony and Estella about them.

-->'''Sheela''': "What's wrong with her?"
-->'''Giddy''': "She'll think we're (pause) barbarians."
-->'''Sheela''': "We are!" (Sheela and Pru laugh and start splashing Giddy.)

* GrowingUpSucks: A variation that also serves as a deconstruction. Anthony believes in a woman's innocence and virtue such as with Giddy and Estella, and he is notably very sad when [[spoiler: Giddy decides to pose nude]]. However the film portrays this as a natural thing. Embracing sexuality is used as positive character growth.

-->'''SHEELA''': "What's wrong with her?"
-->'''GIDDY''': "She'll think we're (pause) barbarians."
-->'''SHEELA''': "We are!" (Sheela and Pru laugh and start splashing Giddy.)

** A variation where Estella's bobbed hair is usually shown drawn back behind her ears but when she [[spoiler: discovers herself in the painting]] it's much looser reflecting her new attitude.

-->'''GIDDY''': "Sheila's got ten brothers and sisters. She wants to be an artist like Norman, but the poor girl, she's heartless."

-->'''PRU''': "Anarchy is freedom!"
-->'''TONY''': "Balls!"
* QuestionableConsent: [[spoiler: Estella gives Giddy some of her own perfume, her wedding ring and ties her hair up to make Devlin think it's her he's sleeping with]].

* ShrinkingViolet: Estella. Also discussed by Anthony and Lindsey. Lindsey himself admits that he is one and that he hides in his own fantasy world of his paintings.

* SwingLowSweetHarriet: Lindsay has a swing; the models use it.

* CorruptTheCutie: Anthony is worried about Pru and Sheela doing this to Giddy. [[spoiler: When Giddy poses nude]] he appears very sad about it.

* WomanInWhite: Giddy's costume is a long white dress. We notably don't see her in white [[spoiler: after she poses nude]].

* BigScrewedUpFamily: From the bathing scene:
-->'''GIDDY''': "Sheila's got ten brothers and sisters. She wants to be an artist like Norman, but the poor girl, she's heartless."

* PrecisionFStrike: A mild version, as profanity wasn't what got the film its UsefulNotes/RestrictedRating.

* RuleOfThree

* AcceptableFeminineGoals: Played straight with Sheela and Giddy who wish to be an artist and actress respectively. Averted with Pru who wants to be an aviatrix.

** Hugh Grant described Tony as such - as a man who thinks he's trendy and progressive. But who would become "hopeless" once he was confronted with a naked Elle Macpherson.

Set in Australia between the two World Wars, the film follows Anthony Campion (Grant), a British Anglican priest, on holiday in Australia with his wife Estella (Fitzgerald). Anthony has been asked by a bishop to visit the artist Norman Lindsey (Neill) when his paintings have been declared too vulgar and offensive to be used in an exhibition. When visiting the artist's home, the couple are baffled and almost attracted by the free and loose ways that Lindsey's models (the "sirens" of the title) flaunt their sexuality. The film acts as a study into the psyche of Estella's mind as she fantasizes and begins to act on her impulses.

* TwentiesBobHaircut: Estella has one but, seeing LongHairIsFeminine, it's used to illustrate her repressed nature.

* AlphaBitch: Sheela seems to show traits of this.

* ItsNotPornItsArt

* LatinLover: Devlin.

* ObfuscatingDisability: The blind handyman can see a little.

Set in Australia between the two World Wars, the film follows Anthony Campion (Grant), a British Anglican priest, and his wife Estella (Fitzgerald) on holiday in Australia. Anthony has been asked by a bishop to visit the artist Norman Lindsey (Neill) when his paintings have been declared too vulgar and offensive to be used in an exhibition. When visiting the artist's home, the couple are baffled and almost attracted by the free and loose ways that Lindsey's models (the "sirens" of the title) flaunt their sexuality. The film acts as a study into the psyche of Estella's mind as she fantasizes and begins to act on her impulses.

Set in Australia between the two World Wars, the film follows a British Anglican priest (Grant) and his wife (Fitzgerald) on holiday in Australia and asked by a bishop to visit the artist Norman Lindsey (Neill) when his paintings have been declared too vulgar and offensive to be used in an exhibition. When visiting the artist's home, the couple are baffled and almost attracted by the free and loose ways that Lindsey's models (the "sirens" of the title) flaunt their sexuality. The film acts as a study into the psyche of Estella's mind as she fantasizes and begins to act on her impulses.

This was one of three films that brought Hugh Grant to the attention of American audiences. Also features Creator/PortiaDeRossi (in her film debut) and [=supermodel=] [[Creator/ElleMacPherson Elle [=MacPherson=]]] as two of the models.

Set in Australia between the two World Wars, the film follows a British Anglican priest (Grant) and his wife (Fitzgerald) on holiday in Australia and asked by a bishop to visit the artist Norman Lindsey (Neill) when his paintings have been declared too vulgar and offensive to be used in an exhibition. When visiting the artist's home, the couple are baffled and almost attracted by the free and loose ways that Lindsey's models flaunt their sexuality. The film acts as a study into the psyche of Estella's mind as she fantasizes and begins to act on her impulses.

This was one of three films that brought Hugh Grant to the attention of American audiences. Also features Creator/PortiaDeRossi (in her film debut) and [=supermodel=] [[Creator/ElleMacPherson Elle [=MacPherson=]]] as two of Lindsey's models, the "sirens" of the title.

This was one of three films that brought Hugh Grant to the attention of American audiences. Also features Creator/PortiaDeRossi (in her film debut) and [=supermodel=] [[Creator/ElleMacPherson Elle [=MacPherson=]]] as Lindsey's models, the "sirens" of the title.

This was one of three films that brought Hugh Grant to the attention of American audiences. Also features Creator/PortiaDeRossi (in her film debut) and [=supermodel=] [[Creator/ElleMacPherson Elle [=MacPherson=]]] as Lindsey's models, "sirens" of the title.

This was one of three films that brought Hugh Grant to the attention of American audiences. Also features Portia De Rossi in her film debut, and [=supermodel=] [[Creator/ElleMacPherson Elle [=MacPherson=]]].

-->"''Be seduced''"
-->--{{Tagline}}

''Sirens'' is a 1993 drama film written and directed by John Duigan, starring Creator/HughGrant, Tara Fitzgerald, and Sam Neill.

Set in Australia during the two World Wars, the film follows a British Anglican priest (Grant) and his wife (Fitzgerald) on holiday in Australia and asked by a bishop to visit the artist Norman Lindsey (Neill) when his paintings have been declared too vulgar and offensive to be used in an exhibition. When visiting the artist's home, the couple are baffled and almost attracted by the free and loose ways that Lindsey's models flaunt their sexuality. The film acts as a study into the psyche of Estella's mind as she fantasizes and begins to act on her impulses.