Jack and Jill: A Postscript

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Jack and Jill: A Postscript
Directed by Phillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Written byPhillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Produced byPhillip Adams
Brian Robinson
StarringAnthony Ward
Judy Leech
Narrated byRosemary Adams
Jim Berinson
CinematographyPhillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Edited byPhillip Adams
Brian Robinson
Music by Peter Best
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • 29 October 1970 (1970-10-29)
Running time
67 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000 [1] or $24,000 [2]

Jack and Jill: A Postscript is a 1970 Australian film.

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Plot

Jill, a kindergarten teacher who lives with her parents, meets Jack, a biker. The two fall in love but are unable to reconcile their differences, with tragic results.

Cast

Production

The script was originally devised in 1964 as a series of sketches where nursery rhymes provided commentary on modern suburbia. It took several years to film and shooting finished in mid 1969. [1] [3]

Release

The film won a silver award at the 1969 Australian Film Awards and screened at a number of festivals. It was released commercially by Columbia Pictures. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 247
  2. Hall, Sandra (15 February 1969). "Who's filming what". The Bulletin. p. 42.
  3. David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p12
  4. Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15 Sept 2012