Martine (film)
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Written by | Wal Cherry |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Christopher Muir |
Running time | 60 mins |
Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
Release | |
Original release | 1 November 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1] 27 December 1961 (Sydney, taped)[2] |
Martine is a 1961 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir in Melbourne.
It was based on a play by Jean-Jacques Bernard.
Plot[]
In France, a young peasant girl Martine (is secretly in love with sophisticated man Julien even though he has a wife Joanne , who Madame Mervan arranged him to marry. Alfred courts Martine but she rejects him.
Cast[]
- Annette Andre as Martine
- Frederick Parslow as Julien
- Joan Harris as Jeanne
- Barbara Brandon as Madame Mervan, Julien's grandmother
- Lloyd Cunnington as Station master
- Graham Hughes as Alfred, a peasant
Production[]
The play was long in the repertoire of the Comedie Francaise and director Chris Muir said it required tender and delicate handling.[3] Annette Andre said she enjoyed working with Muir "he was very intelligent and more experienced. He wasn’t easy, but he could get a performance out of an actor."[4]
Reception[]
The Sydney Morning Herald said Parslow's "fine acting gave" the production "a touch of excellence that it otherwise could not hope to attain" calling the story "poignant, tender and slight."[5]
References[]
- ^ "TV try out for the Unspoken". The Age. 26 October 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "TV guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 1961. p. 11.
- ^ "School of Drama". The Age. 26 October 1961. p. 25.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2020). "Annette Andre: My Brilliant Early Australian Career". Filmink.
- ^ "Television Production of Martine". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 1961. p. 4.
External links[]
- Australian television plays
- Australian films
- 1961 television plays
- Australian television film stubs