Bachelor Girl is a 1988 Australian TV movie.[3]

Bachelor Girl
Written byRivka Hartman
Directed byRivka Hartman[1]
StarringLyn Pierse
Kim Gyngell
Bruce Spence
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerNed Lander
Running time83 minutes
Production companyYarra Bank Film Pty Ltd
BudgetA$690,000[2]
Original release
Release7 February 1988 (1988-02-07)

Plot

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Dorothy Bloom is a 32-year-old single soap opera writer planning a long, quiet weekend in Melbourne. Her Aunt Esther wants her to meet a gynecologist but instead she runs into Karl Stanton, an old friend from uni days.

Cast

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  • Lyn Pierse as Dot Bloom
  • Kym Gyngell as Karl Stanton
  • Jan Friedl as Helen Carter
  • Bruce Spence as Alistair Dredge Jr
  • Doug Tremlett as Charles
  • Ruth Yaffe as Aunt Esther
  • Jack Perry as Uncle Isaac
  • Monica Maugham as Sybil
  • Tim Robertson as Grant
  • Mark Minchinton as Gazza
  • Christine Mahoney as Jenny
  • Denis Moore as Bert

Production

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It was financed with the assistance of Film Victoria and the Australian Film Commission.[4]

Reception

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The TV critic from The Age called the film "wonderfully whimsical. A sort of Aussie Heartburn, it combines liberal helpings of Jewish philosophy and humour, off-beat animation, accelerated footage and delicious satire."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Biography at Ballad Films accessed 20 June 2013
  2. ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May 1987 p77
  3. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p331
  4. ^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p10
  5. ^ Barbara Hooks, TV review The Age 5 February 1988 p 12 accessed 20 June 2013
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