Two Friends

A film about the troubled middle teenage years of two school girls, exploring the change in their relationship over a year. Louise and Kelly were good friends but as the year progresses, the two girls grow apart. The story is told in five separate periods over the year. It begins in the present and ends in the past. Written by Helen Garner.

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Credits

producer

Jan Chapman

director

Jane Campion

Duration

01:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017547

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

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

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986