Wrong World
Wrong World | |
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Directed by | Ian Pringle |
Written by | Doug Ling Ian Pringle |
Produced by | Bryce Menzies |
Starring | Richard Moir Jo Kennedy Nick Lathouris Robbie McGregor Esben Storm |
Cinematography | Ray Argall |
Edited by | Ray Argall |
Music by | Eric Gradman Dave Cahill Rick Rischbieth |
Release dates | February 1985 (Berlin International Film Festival) 3 April 1986 (Australia) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$600,000[1] |
Box office | A $17,213 (Australia) |
Wrong World is a 1985 Australian drama film directed by Ian Pringle and starring Richard Moir, Jo Kennedy, Nick Lathouris, Robbie McGregor, and Esben Storm. It was filmed in Nhill and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.[2]
Premise
David (Richard Moir), a disillusioned doctor, travels with a junkie female (Jo Kennedy) who has her own problems, across the state of Victoria.
Cast
- Al Fahad Akash as Director
- Richard Moir as David Trueman
- Jo Kennedy as Mary
- Nick Lathouris as Rangott
- Robbie McGregor as Robert
- Esben Storm as Lawrence
- Tim Robertson as Psychiatrist
Production
The film was made with a grant of more than $100,000 from Film Victoria and an Australian Film Commission distribution guarantee.[1]
Box office
Pringle struggled to find a distributor and wound up distributing the movie himself with a grant from the AFC.[3] Wrong World grossed $17,213 at the box office in Australia.[4]
Awards and nominations
At the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985, the Silver Bear for Best Actress went to Jo Kennedy and Ian Pringle was nominated for a Golden Bear.[5] At the AFI Awards Ray Argall was nominated in the Best Achievement in Cinematography category.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b John O'Hara, "The Films of Ian Pringle", Cinema Papers, Feb-March 1985 p16-21
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p157
- ^ Paul Byrnes, "Making the Most on a Shoe String", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 1986 p18 accessed 21 November 2012
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
- ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ IMDb - awards
Further reading
- Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 314. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
External links
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3L0mCA1Edo0ML3Ua0x7lg?view_as=subscriber
- Wrong World at IMDb
- Wrong World at Oz Movies