Mouth to mouth (AFC)

Australia, 1978

Film
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Two teenage girls escape from a youth training centre and head for the city finding work in a food bar. Eventually they end up sharing a derelict warehouse with two unemployed boys they have met, one from an Italian family and the other from the country, and for awhile the openness and warmth of their relationships transcend their depressing economic circumstances. This is a film about survival, interpersonal relationships and the inevitable disintegration of the group. Cast includes Kim Krejus, Sonia Peat, Ian Gilmour, Sergio Frazetto. Cinematography by Tow Cowan; Nigel Buesst as camera assistant.

Credits

director

John Duigan

producer

John Sainken

production company

Victorian Film Corporation

Vega Film Productions

Language

English

Duration

01:36:42:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

33942

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Australia

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Shoplifting

Drama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Runaway teenagers

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal relations in adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Relationships

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Runaway teenagers

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Shared housing

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Runaway teenagers

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Shared housing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth

History → Unemployment - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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