Violet's Visit

Australia, 1995. 83 mins. Ariztical Ent.

Alec and his lover Pete find themselves thrust into the role of fatherhood when Alec's 15-year-old estranged daughter Violet suddenly shows up at their door. She has come to get to know Alec and to escape her shrewish mother's endless stream of deadbeat boyfriends. Pete answers the door and Violet mistakes him for Alec. For Pete, the situation is made more awkward because he didn't know about her. Still, they allow her to stay and much of this drama centers on the trio's struggle to form a family. Their endeavors become complicated when Violet develops a crush on Wayne, a friend of Pete and Alec.

Director: Richard Turner