| My First Wife | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Cox |
| Written by | Bob Ellis Paul Cox |
| Produced by | Paul Cox Jane Ballantyne |
| Starring | John Hargreaves Wendy Hughes David Cameron |
| Cinematography | Yuri Sokol |
| Edited by | Tim Lewis |
| Music by | Ann Boyd Renée Geyer |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$690,000 [1] |
| Box office | A$413,199 (Australia) |
My First Wife is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox. The film won several AFI Awards in 1984.
The film follows the dissolution of John and Helen's marriage and the aftermath.
The film was based on the breakdown of Cox's marriage. He started writing the script, showed it to Bob Ellis and the two men wrote the screenplay together. (Ellis says they spent a day and a half on it. [2] )
The film was shot mostly at a house in Williamstown in Melbourne. [1]
Choir: Members of the Tudor Choristers directed by David Carolane
Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Orpheus & Euridice".
Berliner Symphoniker – Hermann Prey
Conductor – Horst Stein
Joseph Haydn - "Paukenmesse"
Bayerischen Rundfunks Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor – Rafael Kubelik, Polygram
Ann Boyd - "As I crossed a Bridge of Dreams", "Cycle of love", Faber Music Ltd.
Carl Orff - "Carmine Burana"
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Conducted by Vaclev Smetacek, Supraphon
Rene Geyer - "Hot Minuets", Mushroom Records, Australia
Frans Sussmayr - "Grandfather's Birthday Celebration", Hungarian Radio Children's Chorus, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Conductor – Laszlo Csanyl
My First Wife grossed $413,199 at the box office in Australia, [3] which is equivalent to $1,049,525 in 2009 dollars.
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