The Still Point (film)
The Still Point is a 1986 Australian film directed by Barbara Boyd-Anderson.
| The Still Point | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Barbara Boyd-Anderson |
| Produced by | Rosa Colosimo |
| Written by | Rosa Colosimo Barabara Boyd-Anderson |
| Starring | Nadine Garner Lynn Semmler Robin Cuming Steve Bastoni Alex Menglet Ben Mendelsohn |
| Cinematography | Kevin Anderson[1] |
Release date | 1986 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU$262,000[2] |
Production
Producer Rosa Colosimo has been trying to raise finance for a film Blowing Hot and Cold and had found an investor who was willing to give her $100,000 provided the money was spent by the end of the financial year. This was April and Colosimo had until 30 June she was unlikely to be able to raise funds for Blowing Hot and Cold so she wrote a new script with an old friend of hers, Barbara Boyd-Anderson and raised some more money.[2] The first draft was written in three days, with two more drafts the following week.[3]
The film was shot in Melbourne on 16mm.[4]
Reception
Colosimo distributed the film herself, which performed well in Canberra but poorly in Sydney and Melbourne.[2]
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References
- Peter Cowie (1986). International Film Guide, 1987. Tantivy Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-900730-38-2.
- David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p362-363
- Nick Roddick, "For deaf, read Italian", Cinema Papers, September 1985 p13-14
- Adrian Martin, "The Still Point", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p176
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