Sisterly Love is a 1987 Australian television film shot in Western Australia. Nominated for 3 AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards in 1988 including Best Telefeature. It was also the pilot for an unmade series.[2][3][4]
| Sisterly Love | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ray Harding Jeremy Higgins |
| Directed by | Mark DeFriest |
| Starring | Joan Sydney Maggie King Martin Vaughan |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Du Cane |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 December 1989[1] |
Premise
editTwo sisters, Jean and Sylvia, have been separated over twenty years. Sylvia lives next door to Bob. When Jean is widowed, she visits Sylvia and old troubles re-emerge. Sylvia has a son Martin who is dating Birdy.
Cast
edit- Joan Sydney as Jean
- Maggie King as Sylvia
- Martin Vaughan as Bob
- Matthew Parkinson as Martin
- Sandra Eldridge as Birdy
Production
editStars Joan Sydney and Maggie King are sisters in real life. Filming was to have begun in September 1987 but was held up to due a union ban over the use of a British first assistant director.[5]
It was filmed in Fremantle, Rottnest Island, and Kings Park.[6]
Reception
editThe Sydney Morning Herald gave it a poor review.[7] The Age called it "perfectly charming".[8]
References
edit- ^ "WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 19, 980. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 December 1989. p. 5 (THE GUIDE). Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p142
- ^ "Tina Kaufman at "The Motion Picture Today" seminar". Filmnews. Vol. 18, no. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AFI TV nominations". Filmnews. Vol. 18, no. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Dennis, Anthony (16 September 1987). "Producer set to can film over union ban". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
- ^ "ABC's Sisterly Love - a comedy of relationships". Torres News. Queensland, Australia. 22 December 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kent, Simon (26 December 1989). "Sisterly Love". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 50.
- ^ Hooks, Barbara (27 December 1989). "A sisterly alchemy of golden wisdom and humour". The Age. p. 14.
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