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'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, Franois Truffaut and Alain Resnais.

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.

Legacy



The film is markedly different in genre from the movies Ginnane would later make when he became a producer.[http://aso.gov.au/people/Antony+I_Ginnane/portrait/ 'Anthony Ginnane' profile] at Australian Screen Online

Footage from the movie appeared in the documentary 'Carlton + Godard = Cinema' (2003).[http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/27/carlton_plus_godard/ Jake Wilson, 'Carlton + Godard = Cinema: An Interview with Nigel Buesst', 'Senses of Cinema', 23 July 2003]. Retrieved 20 September 2012

References




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