fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

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

Bachelor Girl
Directed by	Rivka Hartman[1]
Written by	Rivka Hartman
Produced by	Ned Lander
Starring	Lyn Pierse Kim Gyngell Bruce Spence
Production company	Yarra Bank Film Pty Ltd
Distributed by	ABC
Release date	7 February 1988 (1988-02-07)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$690,000[2]

Plot

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

• 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

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

Reception

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

External links

• Bachelor Girl at IMDb
• Bachelor Girl at TCMDB
• Bachelor Girl at Screen Australia
• Bachelor Girl at Oz Movies

---