The Place at the Coast is a 1987 Australian drama film directed by George Ogilvie and starring John Hargreaves. Given the working title "The Bee Eater",[3] it was based on an unpublished novel by Jane Hyde, provisionally called "At Kilkee"[4] but subsequently published with the same name as the film.[5]
| The Place at the Coast | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Ogilvie |
| Screenplay by | Hilary Furlong |
| Based on | The Place at the Coast by Jane Hyde |
| Produced by | Hilary Furlong |
| Starring | John Hargreaves Heather Mitchell Tushka Bergen |
| Cinematography | Jeff Darling |
| Edited by | Nicholas Beauman |
| Music by | Chris Neal |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 min |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$2.4 million[1] |
| Box office | A$57,400 (Australia)[2] |
Plot
editYoung Ellie McAdam's passion and shelter is the pristine landscape surrounding the village of Kilkee on the Australian east coast where she and her father Neil, an abstracted widower, spend peaceful holidays in a ramshackle beach house disrupted by visits from their obstreperous extended family. When Neil is blinded by the sudden rediscovery of love, Ellie finds herself isolated in her opposition to a development that will destroy the landscape forever.
Cast
edit- John Hargreaves as Neil McAdam
- Heather Mitchell as Margot Ryan
- Tushka Bergen as Ellie McAdam
- Julie Hamilton as Enid Burroughs
- Aileen Britton as Gran
- Willie Fennell as Fred Ryan
- Michele Fawdon as Aunt Helen
Nominations
editAustralian Film Institute Awards[6]
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay - Hilary Furlong
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Julie Hamilton
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Production Design - Owen Paterson
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Costume Design - Anna French
References
edit- ^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria. Retrieved 24 October 2012
- ^ "Features: Movie team on location at the beach". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 447. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 April 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Place at the Coast". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 26, no. 6. Victoria, Australia. 10 November 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p365-366
- ^ Awards for The Place at the Coast IMDB. Retrieved on 3 June 2011
External links
edit- The Place at the Coast at IMDb
- The Place at the Coast at Oz Movies
- Review of film at SBS Movie Show
