Breakfast in Paris

Breakfast in Paris
Film poster
Directed by	John D. Lamond
Written by	Morris Dalton
Produced by	John D. Lamond
Starring	Barbara Parkins Rod Mullinar
Production company	Breakfast in Paris Ltd
Distributed by	Roadshow
Release date	1982 (1982)
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$1 million [1]
Box office	A$42,000 (Australia) [2]

Breakfast in Paris is 1982 Australian romantic comedy. ^{[3] [ cleanup needed ] [4]}

Plot

Fashion executive Jackie Wyatt discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She flies to Paris and bumps into photographer Michael who she at first dislikes but grows to love.

Cast

• Barbara Parkins as Jackie Wyatt
• Rod Mullinar as Michael Barnes
• Elspeth Ballantyne as Millie
• Christopher Milne as Craig

Production

The film was shot in Melbourne and Paris. ^[5] Parkins agreed to star in the film after Lamond showed her a clip of Rod Mullinar in Breaker Morant . ^[6]

"It's an unashamedly lyrical love story, complete with a sentimental soundtrack by a 42-piece orchestra," said Lamond. ^[1]

References

1. "Barbara Parkins' glossy fashions [?]na new Australian movie". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 22 July 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
2. Australian Films at the Box Office – Report to Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 5 Oct 2012
3. Breakfast in Paris Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine National Film and Sound Archive
4. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p111
5. Murray, Scott (1993). "Breakfast in Paris' – Australian Film 1978-1992". Oxford University Press . p. 93.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
6. "Pete Smith". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 8 July 1981. p. 124. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

External links

• Breakfast in Paris at IMDb
• Breakfast in Paris at Oz Movies