Wrong World
| Wrong World | |
|---|---|
| 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 film directed by Ian Pringle. It was filmed in Nhill and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.[2]
Plot
David (Richard Moir), a disillusioned doctor, travels with a junkie female (Jo Kennedy) who has her own problems, across the state of Victoria.
Cast
- 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
- Wrong World at IMDb
- Wrong World at Oz Movies
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