Private and confidential

It was the first time a boy had kissed me. I felt as though I was reeling, soaring drowning-all at once, I gave myself completely to his lips! So thinks the teenage heroine of this in-depth look at True Romance Comix. The stage is set for Joan’s undoing. Useful for exploring popular culture, sexism and melodrama. Winner, Diploma of Merit, Melbourne Film Festival, 1984.

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Credits

producer/director

Joe Bogdanov

production company

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

Duration

00:11:40:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323724

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Australia - Melbourne - Awards

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Popular culture

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Comic books, strips, etc.

Drama

Drama → Melodrama

Literature → Comic books, strips, etc.

Music & Performing Arts → Popular culture

Romance

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1983

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