Breaking Up (1985 film)

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Breaking Up
Directed byKathy Mueller
Written byFrank Willmont
Based onnovel by Frank Willmont
Produced byNoel Price
StarringNick Enright
Mat Stevenson
Bradley Kilpatrick
Candy Raymond
Distributed byABC
Release date
1985
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Breaking Up is a 1985 TV movie about the breakdown of a marriage seen through the eyes of a child.[1][2]

Premise[edit]

Jackie and Alan break up. Their child struggles to deal with it.[3]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was based on a 1983 juvenile literature novel by Frank Willmott which was written from the point of view of fifteen year old Mark. The book was a best seller.[4]

Awards[edit]

Candy Raymond's performance won her a 1986 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p20
  2. ^ Breaking Up at Peter Malone accessed 22 June 2013
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1985. p. 45.
  4. ^ "The month's best-sellers". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 August 1984. p. 27. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Untitled". Filmnews. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Trove.

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