A City’s Child (1971)

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 A psychological drama on the theme of suburban loneliness in which a repressed middle-aged woman, living with a demanding bed-ridden mother, slips into a fantasy world which may be more than a figment of her imagination.

Director: Brian Kavanagh.
Writers: Don Battye, Brian Kavanagh.
Stars: Monica Maughan, Sean Scully, Moira Carleton, Vivean Gray, Marguerite Lofthouse, Beverley Heath, Michael Howley, Roger Scales, Donna Drake, Mary Marshall.

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Many thanks to Jay for sending me a copy of this film.

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6 Comments

  1. Nick
    August 17, 2021
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    Very rare Australian movie many thanks for this Jon, don’t know how you do it, nut please keep on doing it! Cheers, Nick

  2. Wolfgang Jahn
    September 27, 2022
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    45:04 🤔👍

    A spinster dreaming/fantasising anout a Ken-lookalike boyfriend.

    Not a bad movie, but you gotta be prepared for a slooooooow ride.

    I guess people felt different about time passing in the 70ies. Life was less hectic then, so a movie running only 77 minutes but feeling like 107 was no problem back then. But honestly, if you are patient, then this is worth a look!

  3. Wolfgang Jahn
    September 27, 2022
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    Is it just me or is that lanky fellow getting taller and taller as the movie progresses?

    Or is our female lead, the spinster, shrinking?

    🤔🤔

  4. Wolfgang Jahn
    September 27, 2022
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    I also like the look of this movie, like the 8mm clips my parents shot on holiday in the 70ies. It even has that grain of dirt in the gamera lens. 👍👏 Naturalistic filmmaking at its best. 👍

  5. Wolfgang Jahn
    September 27, 2022
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    camera lens … I meant

  6. Wolfgang Jahn
    September 27, 2022
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    Anyone got an idea, why this is titled A CITY’S CHILD? There are no children in this … just dolls… DOLL KILLER would be more appropriate. 😂

    I also like the music. It was actually released in a – nowadays very rare and expensive – 33rpm soundtrack LP on Havoc HST 4002 (Australia 1972).

    Now I gotta see sth. faster moving …

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