Conferenceville

1984 Australian film
  • May 1984 (1984-05)
Running time
80 minsCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish

Conferenceville 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

  • John Gaden as Ian Selfridge, a writer
  • Robyn Nevin as Dr Cindy Broughton
  • Ray Barrett
  • Kevin Miles
  • Robin Ramsay
  • Mercia Deane-Johns

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]

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.
  • Conferenceville at IMDb
  • Conferenceville at AusLit
  • Conferenceville at Screen Australia


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