The Forbidden Rite
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| The Forbidden Rite | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Sterling |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 17 July 1962 (Sydney) |
Running time | 45 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Forbidden Rite is a 1962 Australian TV play. It is a filmed ballet - the first ever ballet written in Australia exclusively for TV.
Plot
On a Mediterranean island, a tourist party inspects the ruins of a shrine built to the goddess of love.
Cast
- Mary Duchensne as an English tourist
- Victoria Biro as a village lass
- Edward Miller as a village lad
- Ron Paul as a tourist guide
- Alida Glasbeck
- Patrina Coates
- Laurence Bishop
- Barry Moreland
Production
The ballet was composed by Robert Hughes, a music writer and arranger for the Victorian Symphony Orchestra. It is the first work commissioned for the Alfred Hill Memorial Award. Hill, a famous composer, died in 1960. It was choreographed by Rex Reid.[1]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a triple success for composer Robert Hughes, producer William Sterling and choreographer Rex Reid" praising it's "beautifully stylised sets and cameras working with machine-like precision."[2]
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