Jindalee Lady
| Jindalee Lady | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brian Syron |
| Written by | Briann Kearney |
| Produced by | Briann Kearney |
| Starring | Lydia Miller Patrick Ward |
Production company | Donobri International Communications |
Release date | 1992 |
Running time | 86 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Jindalee Lady is a 1992 Australian film about an
Plot
Lauren, a successful and ambitious Aboriginal fashion designer, discovers that her husband David, a white
Cast and crew
- Lydia Miller as Lauren
- Patrick Ward as David
- Michael Leslie as Greg
- Joanna Lambert as Julia
- Bangarra Dance Theatre as dancers, including
- Raymond D. Blanco as lead dancer
- Silvia Blanco as lead dancer
- Larissa Behrendt as a model
- didgeriduplayer
- Larry Yapuma Gurruwiwi as didgeridu player
- Su Cruickshank as singer
- Lillian Crombie as a dresser
- Justine Saunders
Production
Filming took place in Sydney from 1988 to 1990. Scenes were shot in the
Release
The film did not have a
Reception
Described as a soap opera by several reviewers, the film received a lukewarm reception, but Miller, Ward and Leslie were praised for their performances.[3]
Marcia Langton, in her work commissioned by the Australian Film Commission (AFC), Well I Heard It On The Radio and I Saw It On The Television (1993), gives the film a detailed and somewhat scathing treatment in the context of an academic analysis of black cinema in general, but it is questioned whether she actually saw the film. Because of this, Langton was drawn into the feud that existed at the time between Syron and the AFC.[3]
References
- ^ Korff, Jens (21 December 2018). "Jindalee Lady (Film)". Creative Spirits. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p 92
- ^ a b c d e f "Jindalee Lady". Ozmovies. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- IMDb
External links
- Jindalee Lady at IMDb
- Official website