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Wikipedia article'Jack and Jill: A Postscript' is a 1970 Australian film. PlotJill, a kindergarten teacher who lives with her parents, meets Jack, a biker. The two fall in love but are unable to reconcile their differences, with tragic results. Cast*Anthony Ward as Jack Anderson *Judy Leech as Gillian O'Keefe *Lindsay Howatt as Christopher *Stanley Randall as Stan *Jean Higgs as Mrs Whelan *Phyllis Freeman as Mrs O'Keefe *Alan Higgs as Mr O'Keefe *Gerry Humphries as Gerry *Bob Cornish as television announcer *Gordon Rumph as minister *Sylvia Threlfall as minister's wife *Ray Watts as the singer ProductionThe script was originally devised in 1964 as a series of sketches where nursery rhymes provided commentary on modern suburbia. It took several years to film and shooting finished in mid 1969.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, 'Australian Film 19001977: A Guide to Feature Film Production', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 247David Stratton, 'The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p12 ReleaseThe film won a silver award at the 1969 Australian Film Awards and screened at a number of festivals. It was released commercially by Columbia Pictures.[http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/23/carlton-australian-revival.html Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', 'Screening the Past'] accessed 15 Sept 2012 References | |
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