Island (1989 film)
Island is a 1989 Australian film directed by Paul Cox starring Irene Papas.
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| Directed by | Paul Cox |
| Written by | Paul Cox |
| Starring | Irene Papas Eve Sitta Anoja Weerasinghe Chris Haywood |
Production company | Illumination Films |
Release date | 1989 |
Running time | 95 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English Greek |
| Budget | A $2 million[1] |
| Box office | A $114,764 (Australia)[2] |
It is not to be confused with the 1975 short film of the same title also made by Cox.
Plot
A Czech-born woman arrives on a Greek island having fled Australia to sort out her problems. She becomes friends with a deaf mute and two other women, a Sri Lankan abandoned by her husband and an older Greek woman.[3]
Production
The film was shot on a Greek island in 1988. It was plagued with money shortages during production, making the shoot extremely difficult.[4]
Reception
Irene Papas was nominated in 1989 for Best Actress in her role for the Australian Film Institute.
References
- "Production Barometer", Cinema Papers, May 1989 p40
- "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2012
- Island at National Film and Sound Archive
- David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p127-128
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