The Good Looker
| The Good Looker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claire Jager |
| Written by | Claire Jager Michael Jager |
| Produced by | John Lewis |
| Starring | Kerry Armstrong Mitchell Faircloth Leverne McDonnell Paul Upchurch |
| Music by | Paul Grabowsky |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Good Looker is a 1995 documentary film, created by Claire Jager, about the life of Melbourne artist Joy Hester.[1]
Reception
[edit]In The Age Dennis Pryor says "This is a fascinating piece of work, a most courageous struggle with difficult material."[2] Adrian Martin, also in The Age, gives it 3 stars calling it an "imaginative and compelling documentary portrait".[3] Jane Freeman in the Sydney Morning Herald writes "This is an elegant and absorbing film, which interweaves acted vignettes with interviews with Tucker, Charles Blackman, Mirka Mora, Hester's sister and her friends."[4]
Awards
[edit]- 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Documentary - Claire Jager - won[5]
- Open Craft Award - Paul Grabowsky - won[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Dell'oso, Anna Maria (15 February 1996), "Feminist light on the life of a tortured artist", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Pryor, Dennis (20 July 1996), "Television", The Age
- ^ Martin, Adrian (24 May 1996), "Bold plunge into a dramatic life", The Age
- ^ Freeman, Jane (15 July 1996), "The Joy of art", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.