Excursion to the bridge of friendship

A sophisticated Sydney woman answers a letter from a famous Bulgarian folksinger she doesn’t know in an attempt to build the bridge that will allow a “singing Slav” to break the inner city market of Sydney. A very funny “silent musical”. No dialogue, English subtitles and musical soundtrack.

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Credits

director

Christina Andreef

producer

Helen Bowden

production company

Australian Film Commission

New South Wales Film and Television Office

Puss Puss Productions

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

309378

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants

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

Musicals

People → Immigrants

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1992

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