It is set mainly in London in 1914, when Grainger's mother Rose was ill (she later jumped to her death in New York, following ill-founded rumours of incest with her son).
The film was shot on location in Bath, Somerset and Devon in England, and Sydney, Canberra and Michelago in Australia.
[citation needed] AFI nominations went to Richard Roxburgh for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Claudia Karvan and Emily Woof for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and Andrew Plain, Phil Judd, Guntis Sics, Anne Breslin, Jane Paterson for Best Achievement in Sound.
[citation needed] Claudia Karvan was nominated for the 2000 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Best Supporting Actor – Female.
[citation needed] Director Peter Duncan was nominated for the Golden St. George at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.