Bonjour Balwyn
| Bonjour Balwyn | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nigel Buesst |
| Produced by | Nigel Buesst |
| Written by |
Nigel Buesst John Duigan John Romeril |
| Starring |
John Duigan Peter Cummins John Romeril |
| Music by |
Carrl Myriad Janie Myriad |
| Cinematography | Tom Cowan |
| Edited by |
Nigel Buesst Peter Tammer |
Release dates | October 1971 |
Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Bonjour Balwyn is a 1971 Australian independent film directed by Nigel Buesst. It was one of the most notable films of the "Carlton Wave" of filmmaking.[1]
Plot
Kevin Agar is a Carlton-based owner of a fledgling magazine who struggles to make ends meet. As his financial situation turns desperate, he finds work assisting a television repair man with repossessions.[2][3] Agar's parents live in the suburb of Balwyn.
Cast
- John Duigan as Kevin Agar
- Peter Cummins as TV repairman
- John Romeril as Alan
- Patricia Condon as secretary
- Barbara Stephens as Christine
- Reg Newson as theatre producer
- Camilla Rountree as Rhonda
- Marcel Cugola
- Jim Nicholas
- Alan Finney
- Peter Carmody
- Geoff Gardener[4]
Production
The film was shot on 16mm with funds from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The original running time was 70 minutes but it was cut down to under an hour to qualify for the short fiction competition at the Sydney Film Festival.[5]
It was not seen widely outside Melbourne.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p276
- ↑ Wilson, Jake. "Carlton + Godard = Cinema: An Interview with Nigel Buesst". in senses of cimema (27). Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ "Bonjour Balwyn". australian screen. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ Bonjour Balwyn at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past 23 Nov 2008 accessed 23 September 2012
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp. 260–261
External links
- Bonjour Balwyn at the Internet Movie Database
- Bonjour Balwyn at Australian Screen Online
- Bonjour Balwyn at Oz Movies
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