Jilted (film)

Jilted
Directed by Bill Bennett
Produced by Bill Bennett
Jenny Day
Written by Bill Bennett
Starring Richard Moir
Jennifer Cluff
Tina Bursill
Music by Michael Atkinson
Edited by Denise Hunter
Production
company
Mermaid Beach Productions
Distributed by The Home Cinema Group (video)
Release dates
1987
Running time
89 mins
Country Australia
Language English
Budget AU$600,000[1]

Jilted is a 1987 film directed by Bill Bennett.[2]

Plot

Two people who have had disastrous love affairs meet on a tropical island resort.

Cast

Production

The script was inspired by the breakup of Bennett's first marriage. Half the budget was raised by a pre-sale to J.C. Williamson and the movie was shot on Fraser Island in February 1987, near Orchid Beach Resort.[1]

Release

The film was not released theatrically, despite Tina Burstill winning an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was released on video in 1989.[1]

Bill Bennett later said he feels the film was not as effective as it could have been, and together with the lack of success of Dear Cardholder led to him taking a break from making features for a number of years.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p104-105
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p91
  3. "Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 accessed 17 November 2012

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