Martine (film)
| Martine | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Wal Cherry |
| Based on | play by Jean-Jacques Bernard |
| Produced by | Christopher Muir |
Production company | |
Release dates | 1 November 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1] 27 December 1961 (Sydney, taped)[2] |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Martine is a 1961 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir in Melbourne. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
It was based on a play by Jean-Jacques Bernard.
Plot
In France, a young peasant girl Martine (Annette Andre) is secretly in love with sophisticated man (Frederick Parslow) even though he has a wife Joanne (Joan Harris), who Madame Mervan arranged him to marry. Alfred courts Martine but she rejects him.
Cast
- Annette Andre as Martine
- Frederick Parslow as Julien
- Joan Harris as Jeanne
- Barbara Brandon as Madame Mervan, Julien's grandmother
- Lloyd Cunnington as Station master
- Graham Hughes as Alfred, a peasant
Production
The play was long in the repertoire of the Comedie Francaise and director Chris Muir said it required tender and delicate handling.[4]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said Parslow's "fine acting gave" the production "a touch of excellence that it otherwise could not hope to attain" calling the story "poignant, tender and slight."[5]
References
- ^ "TV try out for the Unspoken". The Age. 26 October 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "TV guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 1961. p. 11.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "School of Drama". The Age. 26 October 1961. p. 25.
- ^ "Television Production of Martine". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 1961. p. 4.
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