Caddie (film)
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| Directed by | Donald Crombie |
| Produced by | Anthony Buckley |
| Written by | Joan Long Caddie Marsh (book) |
| Starring | Helen Morse (Caddie) Takis Emmanuel Jack Thompson Jackie Weaver |
| Music by | Patrick Flynn |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1976 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Caddie is an Australian film, directed by Donald Crombie, released in 1976, and belonging to the Australian film renaissance which occurred during that decade.
The film is set in part in Sydney during the 1920s and 1930s, including the Great Depression, and tells of the life of a young middle class woman struggling to raise two children after her marriage breaks up.[1]
The film stars Helen Morse (Caddie), Takis Emmanuel, Drew Forsythe, Jack Thompson (Ted), Melissa Jaffer and Jacki Weaver.
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[edit] Plot
Caddie (Helen Morse) leaves her adulterous and brutish husband and takes her two children with her to Sydney. Forced to work as a barmaid in a pub she struggles to survive. A brief affair with Ted (Jack Thompson) ends badly, but she falls in love with a Greek immigrant (Takis Emmanuel).
[edit] Locations
Parts of the movie were filmed in and around Balmain with a number of scenes at the Kent Hotel (which later became Caddies Restaurant) and the Sir William Wallace Hotel. Other scenes were filmed in Cameron Street, Edgecliff. Studio shots were taken at the Cinesound Studios in Rozelle.
[edit] Awards
Helen Morse's performance was awarded with the Australian Film Institute's Best Actress award in 1976. Other AFI wins went for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Drew Forsythe) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Melissa Jaffer and Jacki Weaver). Australian Cinematographers Society awarded Peter James the Cinematographer of the Year award in 1977. San Sebastián International Film Festival gave the Best Actress award to Helen Morse and the Special Prize of the Jury to Donald Crombie.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Nan Musgrove Film role of the year for Helen Morse Australian Women's Weekly, 27 August 1975, at Trove (National Library of Australia)
- ^ IMDb awards
[edit] External links
- Caddie at the Internet Movie Database
- Caddie at the Australian screen
- 1M1 Records website release of soundtrack by Patrick Flynn
- Caddie at the National Film and Sound Archive
