Conference-ville

Conference-ville
Based onConference-ville
by Frank Moorhouse
Written byFrank Moorhouse
Directed byJulian Pringle
StarringJohn Gaden
Robyn Nevin
Ray Barrett
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSandra Levy
CinematographyJulian Penney
Running time80 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 1984 (1984-05)

Conference-ville is 1984 Australian TV movie based on a 1976 novel by Frank Moorhouse.[1]

Plot

Delegates attend a multi-racial UNESCO conference. Dr Cindy Broughton is raped by three Aboriginal delegates but refuses to press charges.

Cast

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said "it's not a bad production nor is it badly acted... fairly enjoyable. There is some funny lines parodying the jargon used by academics."[2] Richard Coleman in his TV Extra column in the Sydney Morning Herald critisised the adaptation and wrote "subtleties of the book - an internal monologue of a liberal-lefty performing the rituals of a conference in the early Fraser years were thrown overboard for the juicier dramatic possibilities of rape."[3] The Age's Dennis Pryor says "It was gripping television, full of surprise, impeccable in direction and casting. I cannot recall any other piece of Australian television drama with such a successful mixture of satire, melodrama and romance."[4] Matthew Bolton in the Age's Green Guide begins his review "The television adaptation by Frank Moorhouse of his book Conference-ville must rate as one of the best pieces of Australian drama to grace our screens for some time. Brilliantly scripted, the program is entertaining, moving, intelligent and very Australian."[5]

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p30
  2. ^ "Cindy What a Right Twit". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 1984. p. 7.
  3. ^ Coleman, Richard (19 May 1984), "Ronald's not the full rupee, but dear Daphne's wonderful", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Pryor, Dennis (19 May 1984), "A conferring of surprises", The Age
  5. ^ Bolton, Matthew (10 May 1984), "Moorhouse at his best", The Age


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