The Importance of keeping perfectly still

Australia, 1977

Film
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Concerns a young man apprenticed to a high society photographer at the turn of the 19th century. When his boss receives a vice regal appointment to photograph the Governor’s family, he cannot handle the strain of this and a love affair at the same time. His girlfriend insists that she must have a ‘sign’ from heaven before a marriage can take place. Cast includes Liddy Clark, Frederick Parslow, Peter Sardi, Frank Thring, Frank Wilson.

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Credits

director

Michael Pattinson

producer

Mark Ruse

production company

Kookaburra Productions

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

Duration

00:22:20:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017420

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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