Conferenceville: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Content deleted Content added
m →top: Task 30 - replacing deprecated parameters in Template:Infobox film |
add reference |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
| distributor = |
| distributor = |
||
| studio = ABC |
| studio = ABC |
||
| released = 1984 |
| released = May 1984 |
||
| runtime = 80 mins |
| runtime = 80 mins |
||
| country = Australia |
| country = Australia |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''Conferenceville''''' is 1984 Australian TV movie based on a 1976 novel by [[Frank Moorhouse]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30</ref> |
'''''Conferenceville''''' is 1984 Australian TV movie based on a 1976 novel by [[Frank Moorhouse]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30</ref> |
||
==Plot== |
|||
Delegates attend a multi-racial UNESCO conference. Dr Cindy Broughton is raped by three Aboriginal delegates but refuses to press charges. |
|||
==Cast== |
|||
*John Gaden as Ian Selfridge, a writer |
|||
*Robyn Nevin as Dr Cindy Broughton |
|||
*Ray Barrett |
|||
*Kevin Miles |
|||
*Robin Ramsey |
|||
==Reception== |
|||
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "it's not a bad production nor is it badly acted... fairly enjoyable. There is some funny lines parodying the jargon used by academics."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 May 1984|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122689312/?terms=%22cast%2Bas%2Ban%2Baboriginal%22|title=Cindy What a Right Twit}}</ref> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
| Line 30: | Line 39: | ||
*{{IMDb title|id=0166153}} |
*{{IMDb title|id=0166153}} |
||
*[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C188542 ''Conferenceville''] at [[AusLit]] |
*[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C188542 ''Conferenceville''] at [[AusLit]] |
||
*[https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/conference-ville-1983/2406/ Conferenceville] at Screen Australia |
|||
[[Category:Australian films]] |
[[Category:Australian films]] |
||
[[Category:Works by Frank Moorhouse]] |
[[Category:Works by Frank Moorhouse]] |
||
Revision as of 12:08, 8 July 2020
| Conferenceville | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julian Pringle |
| Written by | Frank Moorhouse |
| Based on | novel by Frank Moorhouse |
| Produced by | Sandra Levy |
| Starring | John Gaden Robyn Nevin Ray Barrett |
| Cinematography | Julian Penney |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | May 1984 |
Running time | 80 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Conferenceville is 1984 Australian TV movie based on a 1976 novel by Frank Moorhouse.[1]
Plot
Delegates attend a multi-racial UNESCO conference. Dr Cindy Broughton is raped by three Aboriginal delegates but refuses to press charges.
Cast
- John Gaden as Ian Selfridge, a writer
- Robyn Nevin as Dr Cindy Broughton
- Ray Barrett
- Kevin Miles
- Robin Ramsey
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said "it's not a bad production nor is it badly acted... fairly enjoyable. There is some funny lines parodying the jargon used by academics."[2]
References
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30
- ^ "Cindy What a Right Twit". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 1984. p. 7.
External links
- Conferenceville at IMDb
- Conferenceville at AusLit
- Conferenceville at Screen Australia
 | This article related to an Australian film of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |