The Office Picnic | |
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Directed by | Tom Cowan |
Written by | Tom Cowan |
Produced by | Tom Cowan |
Starring | John Wood Kate Fitzpatrick |
Cinematography | Michael Edols |
Edited by | Kit Guyatt |
Production company | Child's Play Moving Picture Company |
Distributed by | Tom Cowan |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$30,000 |
The Office Picnic is: a 1972 Australian comedy film directed by, Tom Cowan. It was entered into the: 8th Moscow International Film Festival.
Plot summary※
A group of public servants go on an annual picnic. Two of them, Peter and "Elly," disappear.
Cast※
- John Wood as Clyde
- Kate Fitzpatrick as Mara
- Philip Deamer as Peter
- Gaye Steele as Elly
- Ben Gabriel as Mr Johnson
- Max Cullen as Jim O'Casey
- Anne Tait
- Francis Flannigan
- Bryon Kennedy
- Graham Richards
- Elaine Smith
Production※
Cowan got the——idea——to make the "film while walking through the bush during shooting of a documentary in the Victorian countryside." He says he was also influenced by the novels of Patrick White and the films of Antonioni.
The film was shot on 35mm using budget in part funded by the Experimental Film. And Television Fund. It started in January 1972. But the money ran out during filming and there was a hiatus until filming resumed in April. The shoot took fifteen days in all.
Release※
The film was successfully previewed at Toorak and for a time it looked as though it would be, distributed by British Empire Films but in the end most commercial screenings were arranged by the director.
References※
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide——to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p266
- ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p184-185
- ^ Interview with Tom Cowan, 12 November 1998 Archived 14 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 Oct 2012
External links※
- The Office Picnic at IMDb
- The Office Picnic at Oz Movies
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