Martine (film)

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Martine
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Ad in The Age 1 Nov 1961
Written by Wal Cherry
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Christopher Muir
Running time60 mins
Production company Australian Broadcasting Commission
Original release
Release1 November 1961 (1961-11-01) (Melbourne, live) [1]
Release27 December 1961 (1961-12-27)(Sydney, taped) [2]

Martine is a 1961 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir in Melbourne.

Contents

It was based on a play by Jean-Jacques Bernard.

Plot

In France, a young peasant girl Martine is secretly in love with Julien, a sophisticated man, even though he has a wife Joanne, who Madame Mervan arranged for him to marry. Alfred courts Martine but she rejects him.

Cast

Production

The play was long in the repertoire of the Comedie Francaise and director Chris Muir said it required tender and delicate handling. [3] Annette Andre said she enjoyed working with Muir "he was very intelligent and more experienced. He wasn’t easy, but he could get a performance out of an actor." [4]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said Parslow's "fine acting gave" the production "a touch of excellence that it otherwise could not hope to attain" calling the story "poignant, tender and slight." [5]

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References

  1. "TV try out for the Unspoken". The Age. 26 October 1961. p. 13.
  2. "TV guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 1961. p. 11.
  3. "School of Drama". The Age. 26 October 1961. p. 25.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2020). "Annette Andre: My Brilliant Early Australian Career". Filmink.
  5. "Television Production of Martine". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 1961. p. 4.