38eFESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM
Restless — The Adventure of a Lifetime
2084
A World Safari Production. Produced and directed by Alby Mangels. Commentary written by Ken Ross. With Alby Mangels, Judy Green, Viktor Breglec.
Lorca Productions. Produced by Michael Guest. Directed by Roger Christian. Written by Michael Guest. With John Tarrant, Donogh Rees, Cassandra Webb, Deep Roy.
A sequel to the 1975 documentary, World Safari, Restless featured in the American Film Market in March. In this particular adventure, the Dutchborn producer/director covers out back Australia, Papua New Guinea, Thursday Island and Central and South America.
Shot on location in Australia, with post production at Pinewood Studios in London, this science fiction adven ture charts the heroic exploits of Lorca, a young rebel who challenges the tyrannical ruler of the desert planet, Ordessa. As Lorca attempts to gain access to the starship Redwing, in order to escape from the planet with a group of fellow dissidents, the music of Genesis supplies a suitably evocative accompaniment.
Represented by World Film Alliance, Alby Mangels and Andrew Ward.
Robbery Under Arms South Australian Film Corporation Films. Pro duced by Jock Blair. Directed by Ken Plannam and Donald Crombie. Written by Tony Morphett and Graeme Koetsveld. With Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Christopher Cummins, Ed Devereaux, Liz Newman.
A rollicking tale of two brothers who tire of eking out an uncertain life on the land and join forces with the legendary bushranger, C aptain Starlight. Represented by Andy Plybala and Bernard Kingham.
Silver City Limelight Productions. Produced by Joan Long. Directed by Sophia Turkiewicz. Written by Sophia Turkiewicz and Thomas Keneally. With Gosia Dobrowolska, Ivar Kants, Anna Jemison, Steve Bisley, Debra Lawrence.
Illustrated, anti-clockwise from top right: Lorca and the Outlaws (formerly 2084); Restless (formerly World Safari II); Sam Neill in Robbery Under Arms; the women get their first glimpse o f Australia in Silver City; Gordon Poole (left) and Grant Navin in Tail o f a Tiger; and (below) Berlin award-winner Jo Kennedy in Wrong World.
An unexpected meeting between two travellers on an interstate train leads to a reminiscence of the past. Both were European refugees who arrived in Australia carrying only dreams and passports at the end of World War II. Together, they retrace their lives, from arrival in the migrant camps to the incidents that shaped their lives in their new homeland. Represented by Jeanine Seawell.
(Lorca and the Outlaws)
Represented by World Film Alliance, Roger Christian and Michael Guest.
Wrong World Seon Film Productions. Produced by Bryce Menzies. Directed by Ian Pringle. Written by Ian Pringle and Doug Ling. With Richard Moir, Jo Kennedy, Nic Lathouris, Robbie McGregor, Esben Storm.
A disillusioned doctor and a young drug addict meet in a mental hospital. Together, the two scrounge some money and hit the road. For her per formance as the rough and impulsive Mary, Jo Kennedy won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival. Represented by Jeanine Seawell and Ian Pringle.
The people Phillip ADAMS:
Chairman, Australian Film Commission. Contact through the Australian Film Commission office.
David BAKER
Director and executive producer, Niel Lynne. Contact through the Australian Film Commission office or Hotel Rue, 13-15 bd. de Strasbourg. 38.30.61. "
Gilda BARACCHI:
Tail of a Tiger The Producers’ Circle. Produced by James M. Vernon. Directed and written by Rolf De Fleer. With Grant Navin, Caz Lederman, Gordon Poole, Gayle Kennedy, Peter Feeley.
An amiable children’s film about tenyear-old Orville, a bespectacled outcast with the local gang, who discovers an old Tiger Moth aeroplane and con vinces its surly ex-pilot to restore the aircraft to its former glory. In the pro cess, a close friendship is born and the dreams of both characters are realized. Represented by Tom Broadbridge.
16 — May CINEMA PAPERS
Executive pro ducer, Niel Lynne. Contact through the Australian Film Commission office or Hotel Rue, 13-15 bd. de Strasbourg. 38.30.61.
Ray BEATTIE:
Chief executive, Filmât. Contact through the Australian Film Commission office..
Wilf BEAVER:
Representative, New South W ales G overnm ent office (London). Contact through the New South Wales Film Corporation office.
Christina BECCI: World
Film Alliance.
Sales executive, Representative,
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