Illuminations is a 1976 Australian film directed by Paul Cox. It was Cox's first full-length feature film although he had made numerous shorts beforehand.
| Illuminations | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Cox |
| Written by | Paul Cox |
| Produced by | Tibor Markus |
| Starring | Gabriella Trsek |
| Cinematography | Paul Cox Brian Gracey |
| Edited by | Paul Cox Russell Hurley |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$31,000[1] |
Plot edit
A couple living together have a tense relationship. The woman's father dies and she becomes preoccupied with death. She almost drowns in the bath but then recovers her enthusiasm for life.
Cast edit
- Gabriella Trsek as Gabi
- Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Tony
- Norman Kaye as Gabi's father
- Sheila Florance
- Athol Shmith
- Tibor Markus
- Robert Trauer
- Elke Neidhardt
- Fabian Muir
- Alena Leiss
- Christopher Stewart
- Dora Stubenrauch
- Ilona Enten
- John Williams
Production edit
The film was inspired by a dream Paul Cox had in the early 1970s about being trapped in a coffin, seeing people who he had known all his life.[2]
$16,000 of the budget came through the Film, Radio and Television Board of the Australia Council, with the rest from private investment. It was released through Melbourne Co-operatives but never recovered its cost.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p196
- ^ Tom Ryan, "Making Silence Speak: Interview with Paul Cox", Cinema Papers, July 1977 p18
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 299
External links edit
- Illuminations at IMDb
- Illuminations at Oz Movies
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