Conferenceville

1984 Australian TV series or program
Conferenceville
Based onConferenceville
by Frank Moorhouse
Written byFrank Moorhouse
Directed byJulian Pringle
StarringJohn Gaden
Robyn Nevin
Ray Barrett
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSandra Levy
CinematographyJulian Penney
Running time80 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 1984 (1984-05)

Conferenceville is 1984 Australian TV movie based on a 1976 novel by Frank Moorhouse.[1]

Plot

Delegates attend a multi-racial UNESCO conference. Dr Cindy Broughton is raped by three Aboriginal delegates but refuses to press charges.

Cast

  • John Gaden as Ian Selfridge, a writer
  • Robyn Nevin as Dr Cindy Broughton
  • Ray Barrett
  • Kevin Miles
  • Robin Ramsay
  • Mercia Deane-Johns

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said "it's not a bad production nor is it badly acted... fairly enjoyable. There is some funny lines parodying the jargon used by academics."[2]

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30
  2. ^ "Cindy What a Right Twit". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 1984. p. 7.
  • Conferenceville at IMDb
  • Conferenceville at AusLit
  • Conferenceville at Screen Australia


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