Bachelor Girl (film)

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Bachelor Girl
Written byRivka Hartman
Directed byRivka Hartman [1]
StarringLyn Pierse
Kim Gyngell
Bruce Spence
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerNed Lander
Running time83 minutes
Production companyYarra Bank Film Pty Ltd
BudgetA$690,000 [2]
Original release
Release7 February 1988 (1988-02-07)

Bachelor Girl is a 1988 Australian TV movie. [3]

Plot

Dorothy Bloom is a 32-year-old single soap opera writer planning a long, quiet weekend in Melbourne. Her Aunt Esther wants her to meet a gynecologist but instead she runs into Karl Stanton, an old friend from uni days.

Contents

Cast

Production

It was financed with the assistance of Film Victoria and the Australian Film Commission. [4]

Reception

The TV critic from The Age called the film "wonderfully whimsical. A sort of Aussie Heartburn , it combines liberal helpings of Jewish philosophy and humour, off-beat animation, accelerated footage and delicious satire." [5]

References

  1. Biography at Ballad Films accessed 20 June 2013
  2. "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May 1987 p77
  3. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p331
  4. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p10
  5. Barbara Hooks, TV review The Age 5 February 1988 p 12 accessed 20 June 2013