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The Place at the Coast
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Wikipedia article
'The Place at the Coast' is a 1987 Australian drama film directed by George Ogilvie and starring John Hargreaves. It is based on the novel of the same name by Jane Hyde.David Stratton, 'The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p365-366
Plot
Young Ellie McAdam's passion and shelter is the pristine landscape surrounding the village of Kilkee on the Australian east coast where she and her father Neil, an abstracted widower, spend peaceful holidays in a ramshackle beach house disrupted by visits from their obstreperous extended family. When Neil is blinded by the sudden rediscovery of love, Ellie finds herself isolated in her opposition to a development that will destroy the landscape forever.
Cast
*John Hargreaves as Neil McAdam
*Heather Mitchell as Margot Ryan
*Tushka Bergen as Ellie McAdam
*Julie Hamilton as Enid Burroughs
*Aileen Britton as Gran
*Willie Fennell as Fred Ryan
*Michele Fawdon as Aunt Helen
Nominations
'Australian Film Institute Awards'[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093745/awards Awards for The Place at the Coast] IMDB. Retrieved on 3 June 2011
*Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay - Hilary Furlong
*Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Julie Hamilton
*Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Production Design - Owen Paterson
*Australian Film Institute Award for Best Costume Design - Anna French
References
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