Madness of Two

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Madness of Two
Directed by Hugh Keays-Byrne
Screenplay by Jackie McKimmie
Produced byJan Murray
Kathy Beitz
Production
company
Beitz-Murray Productions
Running time
72 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Madness of Two is a 1982 Australian television movie directed by Hugh Keays-Byrne better known as an actor.

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Premise

Molly Domino lives with her husband Michael and two children, Eve and Peter, in a lighthouse on a remote island. Molly and Michael are very religious. A handsome helicopter pilot expresses interest in Eve. This leads Michael to shoot the pilot and Eve. Molly then shoots her son.

Cast

Production

The film was based on a script by Jackie McKimmie originally called Duet which she wrote as a feature but then sold to producers who made it as a telemovie. She later said "I was on the set every day. The producers were very happy to have me involved in all aspects of the production so right from pre-production through to post-production I was there nearly every day. I picked up a lot just from being there - a lot of things went wrong so that meant a better chance to learn than if everything went really smoothly." [1]

Production

The film was shot on location on Bribie Island. [2]

Reception

The film screened a number of times on Australian television. According to one reviewer "this is the most explicit of Australian films on the potential for madness and for righteous violence amongst strict, patriachal families, all in the name of a very literal reading and Bible reading." [2]


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References

  1. "Jackie McKimmie on Stations". Filmnews . Vol. 13, no. 11. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 21 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 Malone, Peter (June 1997). "Madness of Two". Cinema Papers. p. 40.