Homesdale is a 1971 Australian film directed by Peter Weir. Homesdale is a black comedy about visitors at a guest-house acting out their violent private fantasies and games under the control of the house staff.
Several people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher/rock singer Mr. Kevin, war veteran Mr. Vaughan, an octogenarian Mr. Levy. All are tormented by Homesdale's staff and forced to participate in a series of death games in which the true character of the guests starts to emerge.
The movie was influenced by horror films such as The Cat and the Canary.[2] The budget was covered by a grant from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The film was shot at Peter Weir's own home in Sydney in March 1971.[1]
ReleaseEdit
The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 1971 and won the Grand Prix AFI Award in November. It was screened in universities, schools, film societies and occasionally commercial cinemas, as well as on the Seven network.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcAndrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p. 257
^Richard Brennan, "Peter Weir", Cinema Papers, January 1974 pp. 16–17
Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 261. ISBN1-86373-311-6.
homesdale, 1971, australian, film, directed, peter, weir, black, comedy, about, visitors, guest, house, acting, their, violent, private, fantasies, games, under, control, house, staff, title, carddirected, bypeter, weirwritten, bypiers, daviespeter, weirproduc. Homesdale is a 1971 Australian film directed by Peter Weir Homesdale is a black comedy about visitors at a guest house acting out their violent private fantasies and games under the control of the house staff HomesdaleTitle cardDirected byPeter WeirWritten byPiers DaviesPeter WeirProduced byGrahame BondRichard BrennanStarringGeoff Malone Kate FitzpatrickCinematographyAnthony WallisEdited byWayne Le ClosMusic byRory O DonoghueGrahame BondRelease dateJune 1971Running time52 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget 3 000 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditSeveral people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher rock singer Mr Kevin war veteran Mr Vaughan an octogenarian Mr Levy All are tormented by Homesdale s staff and forced to participate in a series of death games in which the true character of the guests starts to emerge Cast EditGeoff Malone as Mr Malfry Grahame Bond as Mr Kevin Kate Fitzpatrick as Miss Greenoak Barry Donnelly as Mr Vaughan Doreen Warburton as Mrs Sharpe James Lear as Mr Levy James Dellit as Manager Kosta Akon as Chief Robert Richard Brennan as Robert 1 Peter Weir as Robert 2 Shirley Donald as Matron Phillip Noyce as NevilleProduction EditThe movie was influenced by horror films such as The Cat and the Canary 2 The budget was covered by a grant from the Experimental Film and Television Fund The film was shot at Peter Weir s own home in Sydney in March 1971 1 Release EditThe film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 1971 and won the Grand Prix AFI Award in November It was screened in universities schools film societies and occasionally commercial cinemas as well as on the Seven network 1 References Edit a b c Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper Australian Film 1900 1977 A Guide to Feature Film Production Melbourne Oxford University Press 1998 p 257 Richard Brennan Peter Weir Cinema Papers January 1974 pp 16 17 Murray Scott ed 1994 Australian Cinema St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin AFC p 261 ISBN 1 86373 311 6 External links EditHomesdale at IMDb Homesdale at Oz Movies nbsp This article related to an Australian film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This film article about a 1970s comedy film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Homesdale amp oldid 1178256689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
