A City's Child

A City's Child
Directed by Brian Kavanagh
Produced by Brian Kavanagh
Written by Don Battye
Based on a story by Brian Kavanagh
Starring Monica Maughan
Sean Scully
Music by Peter Pinne
Mayfield B. Anthony
Cinematography Brian Kavanagh
Edited by Brian Kavanagh
Production
company
Kavanagh Productions
Distributed by British Empire Films
Release dates
  • 23 March 1972 (1972-03-23)
Running time
80 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Budget $30,000[1]

A City's Child is a 1972 Australian film directed by Brian Kavanagh.

Plot

A spinster whose invalid mother dies starts drifting into a fantasy world. She starts collecting dolls and meets a young man who may or may not be real. The two of them become lovers.

Cast

Production

The film was shot on 16mm with some financial assistance from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. Shooting took place over four weeks, half in a small studio belonging to Cambridge Films, half on location in various suburbs. After completion of filming, the Australian Film Development Corporation provided $5,000 to enable the film to be blown up to 35mm.[1]

Release

The film played in the London, Edinburgh, Chicago and Sydney Film Festivals. Monica Maugham won Best Female Actor at the 1972 AFI Awards. However the film was not widely screened, in part because the movie was refused registration under the quality clause of the New South Wales Film Quota Act.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p263

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