Sympathy in Summer
Sympathy in Summer is a 1971 film directed by Antony I. Ginnane when he was a 19-year-old university student. It was partly financed by Melbourne University Film Society and was heavily financed by the films of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Alain Resnais.[2]
| Sympathy in Summer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Antony I. Ginnane |
| Written by | Antony I. Ginnane |
| Produced by | Antony I. Ginnane |
| Starring | Vincent Griffith Connie Simmons Tony Horler |
| Cinematography | Nigel Buesst |
| Edited by | Elliot Nugent |
| Music by | Bill Hood |
| Distributed by | Studio Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$5,000[2] |
Premise
Lenny is a young womanising university student who is not as confident as he appears. He recalls his relationship with his girlfriend Anne and imagines Carlton as a Bohemian Paris.
Cast
- Connie Simmons as Anne Benton
- Vincent Griffith as Lenny Marshall
- Tony Horler as the other man
- Robin Wells as the perfect woman
- Pam McAlister as Candy
- John Caust
- Marlene Schulenberg
- Leon Boyle
Production
The film was shot in 1968 but not released until 1971 by which time Ginnane had established himself as a distributor. It only received a limited release.[2]
Legacy
The film is markedly different in genre from the movies Ginnane would later make when he became a producer.[3]
Footage from the movie appeared in the documentary Carlton + Godard = Cinema (2003).[4]
References
- 'Obscure Oz Movie Question' Forum at Mess and Noise. Retrieved 20 September 2012
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 253-254
- Anthony Ginnane profile at Australian Screen Online
- Jake Wilson, 'Carlton + Godard = Cinema: An Interview with Nigel Buesst', Senses of Cinema, 23 July 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2012