The movie was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was filmed using hand held cameras. The actors improvised their parts based on detailed research and had real people in supporting roles as professionals,[4][5] Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films.[6]
Receptionedit
Marke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun gave it 4 stars and says "Bennett never manipulates our emotions with melodrama; the sight of a tiny infant going into a brain scan machine is devastating enough."[7]
Referencesedit
^ abChilds, Kevin (25 May 1989), "Aussie smiles at Cannes", The Age
^. festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103
^Schembri, Jim (6 September 1990), "Trauma of a nightmare birth", The Age
^David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212
^"Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today accessed 17 November 2012
^Andrews, Marke (8 December 1989), "Trauma of a nightmare birth", The Vancouver Sun
malpractice, film, malpractice, 1989, australian, drama, film, directed, bill, bennett, screened, certain, regard, section, 1989, cannes, film, festival, malpracticedirected, bybill, bennettwritten, bybill, bennettproduced, bytristram, miallbruce, moirstarring. Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival 2 1 MalpracticeDirected byBill BennettWritten byBill BennettProduced byTristram MiallBruce MoirStarringCaz LedermanCinematographySteve ArnoldEdited byDenise HunterProductioncompanyFilm AustraliaRelease dates1989 1989 Cannes 12 September 1990 1990 09 12 Australia Running time94 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget 900 000 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editA child is born with brain damage and the mother decides to sue the doctor for malpractice 3 Cast editCaz Lederman as Coral Davis Bob Baines as Doug Davis Ian Gilmour as Dr Frank Harrison Pat Thomson as Sister Margaret Beattie Charles Little as Dr Tom Cotterslow Dorothy Alison as Maureen Davis Janet Stanley as Sister Diane ShawProduction editThe movie was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues It was filmed using hand held cameras The actors improvised their parts based on detailed research and had real people in supporting roles as professionals 4 5 Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films 6 Reception editMarke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun gave it 4 stars and says Bennett never manipulates our emotions with melodrama the sight of a tiny infant going into a brain scan machine is devastating enough 7 References edit a b Childs Kevin 25 May 1989 Aussie smiles at Cannes The Age Festival de Cannes Malpractice festival cannes com Archived from the original on 3 October 2012 Retrieved 2 August 2009 Scott Murray Australia on the Small Screen 1970 1995 Oxford Uni Press 1996 p103 Schembri Jim 6 September 1990 Trauma of a nightmare birth The Age David Stratton The Avocado Plantation Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry Pan MacMillan 1990 p211 212 Interview with Bill Bennett Signet 11 April 1996 Archived 8 December 2012 at archive today accessed 17 November 2012 Andrews Marke 8 December 1989 Trauma of a nightmare birth The Vancouver SunExternal links editMalpractice at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about an independent drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to an Australian film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malpractice film amp oldid 1183273868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
