Far East (film)

Far East
Far East
Directed by	John Duigan
Written by	John Duigan
Produced by	Richard Mason
Starring	Bryan Brown; Helen Morse; John Bell
Cinematography
Edited by	Henry Dangar
Music by
Production; company	Filmco
Distributed by	Umbrella Entertainment; Village Roadshow
Release date	30 July 1982
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	AU$1.3 million
Box office	AU$1,972,000 (Australia)

Far East is a 1982 Australian drama film directed by John Duigan and starring Bryan Brown, Helen Morse and John Bell. Far East has many similarities to the 1942 classic Casablanca.

Filmink said it was "Part of Australian cinema’s (brief as it turned out) interest in Asia in the early '80s."^[2]

Plot[]

Journalist Peter Reeves (John Bell) takes his wife Jo (Helen Morse) to the Far East. There they meet Morgan Keefe (Bryan Brown), an ex-pat Aussie who owns a sleazy bar/nightspot called "The Koala Klub". After renewing their romance, Jo seeks Morgan's help when her husband is persecuted by the military regime for his investigations.

Cast[]

Bryan Brown as Morgan Keefe
Helen Morse as Jo Reeves
John Bell as Peter Reeves
Raina McKeon as Rosita Constanza
as Rodolfo De Cruz
Sinan Leong as Nene
Bill Hunter as Walker
John Clayton as Tony Alsop
Duc Sanh Lieu as Kip
Anna Rowena as Julia

Production[]

The original script was about an international business conference in the Philippines where members of the Philippines New Army surrounded them. But then the story drifted to more of a Casablanca (1943) type tale. Macao was used for eight days of location shooting.^[1]

Awards[]

John Bell was nominated at the 1982 AFI Awards in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category.

Box office[]

Far East grossed $1,972,000 at the box office in Australia.^[3]

Home Media[]

Far East was released on DVD with a new print by Umbrella Entertainment in April 2012. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the theatrical trailer and audio commentary with director John Duigan.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p220-221
^ Vagg, Stephen (29 February 2020). "Top Ten 10BA Knock Offs". Filmink.
^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^ "Umbrella Entertainment". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

External links[]

Far East at IMDb
Far East at Oz Movies
Far East at the NFSA^{[permanent dead link]}

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[stratton2-1] David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p220-221

[2] Vagg, Stephen (29 February 2020). "Top Ten 10BA Knock Offs". Filmink.

[3] "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

[Umbrella_Entertainment-4] "Umbrella Entertainment". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

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