Bonjour Balwyn | |
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Directed by | Nigel Buesst |
Produced by | Nigel Buesst |
Written by | Nigel Buesst John Duigan John Romeril |
Starring | John Duigan Peter Cummins John Romeril |
Music by | Carrl Myriad Janie Myriad |
Cinematography | Tom Cowan |
Edited by | Nigel Buesst Peter Tammer |
Release date
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October 1971 |
Running time
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55 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Bonjour Balwyn is a 1971 Australian independent film directed by Nigel Buesst. It was one of the most notable films of the "Carlton Wave" of filmmaking.
Kevin Agar is a Carlton-based owner of a fledgling magazine who struggles to make ends meet. As his financial situation turns desperate, he finds work assisting a television repair man with repossessions. Agar's parents live in the suburb of Balwyn.
The film was shot on 16mm with funds from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The original running time was 70 minutes but it was cut down to under an hour to qualify for the short fiction competition at the Sydney Film Festival.
It was not seen widely outside Melbourne.