A closely observed portrait of a single man in his 40’s who lives in St Kilda. Although he has none of the trappings of conventional existence, Kelvin’s obsessive interest in Born Again Christianity, physical culture and recent German/Jewish history has given him a way of making sense of the world and led him to a number of people, friends through whom we see something of his life and beliefs. These friends include Anna and Max Wachtel, Neil Taylor, Egan and Margaret. The film was made between February 1983 and June 1987 in Melbourne. Camera: Brian McKenzie, Ray Argall.
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ACMI Identifier
315289
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Belief and doubt
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Freedom of religion
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social influence
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Individuality
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)