Queensland (film)
Queensland is a 1976 film directed by John Ruane and starring John Flaus and Robert Karl.
| Queensland | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Ruane |
| Written by | John Ruane Ellery Ryan |
| Produced by | Chris Fitchett |
| Starring | John Flaus Robert Karl |
| Cinematography | Ellery Ryan |
| Edited by | Mark Norfolk |
Production company | Film Noir Productions |
| Distributed by | the Vincent Library |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$12,000[1] |
Plot
Doug is a factory worker living in Melbourne who dreams of moving from Melbourne to Queensland. He attempts to reconnect with an old flame, Marge, and move to Queensland together.
Cast
- John Flaus as Doug
- Bob Karl as Aub
- Alison Bird as Marge
- Tom Broadbridge as Mick
Production
John Ruane says he was inspired by a newspaper article about a slaughterman who killed his de facto wife and then got drunk for two days. He decided to remove the killing aspect, concentrate on the relationship. Ruane:
What we were trying to do then, strangely enough, was trying to imitate Summer of the Seventeenth Doll in reverse and to imitate Midnight Cowboy, a sort of Northcote version of Midnight Cowboy - not the story, but the fact that they were headed for a dream. Their dream was Miami. Our film was obviously about heading to Queensland... It's about a vanishing breed of Australians.[2]
The film was made with money from the Experimental Film and Television Fund while John Ruane was a film student at the Swinburne College of Technology in Melbourne.[1]
Release
The movie was released through the co-operative movement.[1]
References
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 302
- Interview with John Ruane, 22 August 1995 accessed 20 October 2012
External links
- Queensland at IMDb
- Queensland at National Film and Sound Archive
- Queensland at Oz Movies