Looking for Alibrandi is a 1999 Australian film written by Melina Marchetta based on the novel of the same name. The film sets in the 1990s Sydney, New South Wales and starring Australian actors, including Pia Miranda as Josephine Alibrandi, the film's main character, Anthony LaPaglia as her father, Michael Andretti, who left her and her mother before her birth, and Kick Gurry as Josie’s love interest, Jacob Coote. The film has been recognised by winning the Australian Film Institute Award. Looking for Alibrandi begins light-heartedly, and the viewer gets a very quick understanding of... Josie's character through her interactions with her friends and family. As the film progresses, the glamour that is initially associated with Josie begins to fade as she struggles to cope with her final year of school , the suicide of her crush, John Barton , and meeting with Michael Andretti , her father, of whom has only just found out about her existence upon returning to Sydney for work.
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