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The Winds of Jarrah

  • 19831983
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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The Winds of Jarrah (1983)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
23
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  • Director
    • Mark Egerton
  • Writers
    • Mark Egerton(screenplay)
    • Bob Ellis(based on a storyline, characters and screenplay by)
    • Anne Brooksbank(based on a storyline, characters and screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Terence Donovan
    • Susan Lyons
    • Harold Hopkins
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  • Director
    • Mark Egerton
  • Writers
    • Mark Egerton(screenplay)
    • Bob Ellis(based on a storyline, characters and screenplay by)
    • Anne Brooksbank(based on a storyline, characters and screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Terence Donovan
    • Susan Lyons
    • Harold Hopkins
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    • 2User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Terence Donovan
    Terence Donovan
    • Timber Marlow
    Susan Lyons
    • Diana Venness
    Harold Hopkins
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    • Jack Farrell
    Steve Bisley
    Steve Bisley
    • Clem Mathieson
    Martin Vaughan
    Martin Vaughan
    • Ben
    Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison
    • Mrs. Sullivan
    Isabelle Anderson
    • Helen Marlow
    Steven Grives
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    • Kevin
    Emil Minty
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    • Andy Marlow
    Nikki Gemmell
    • Kathy Marlow
    Mark Kounnas
    • Peter Marlow
    Les Foxcroft
    • Woody Gunner
    Michael Long
    • Paul Marlow
    Ray Marshall
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    • Director
      • Mark Egerton
    • Writers
      • Mark Egerton(screenplay)
      • Bob Ellis(based on a storyline, characters and screenplay by)
      • Anne Brooksbank(based on a storyline, characters and screenplay by)
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      Reviewed in 'Variety' dated 6 July 1983.

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    title never explained
    This forgettable Australian movie is based on a Harlequin/Mills and Boon novel and might have been improved upon with better casting. Ironically, Isabelle Anderson in the small role of Helen Marlow, the errant mother of the 3 children British Diana Venness (Susan Lyons) comes to Australia to nanny, has more screen charisma than Lyons, who is photographed unflatteringly and whose British accent is questionable.

    The screenplay gives Diana two suitors while she pines for the alcoholic, laconic 'Timber' (Terence Donovan), the owner of the rural Tallwoods property and uncle of the children. Timber's misogyny is demonstrated by "Women are creatures of deadly impulses", and to Diana, "I could eat you for breakfast but I prefer red meat to dry bone". Director Mark Egerton's nadir is having Diana in close-up drool over Timber woodblock axing in slow motion, though otherwise Donovan's performance is undermined by the way his underwear rides up in his trousers.

    The screenplay also presents Diana as a victim by having her jilted by her British fiance, spied upon by the children when she undresses, and pushed into a river. However the illness of the youngest child Andy (Emil Minty) is left as unexplained as the title of the film, though a revealed affair makes the suggestion that Andy is a love child and his sickness therefore a punishment.

    We get a howler in Diana to Timber, "You cut down people the way you cut down trees. You think you can plant others but you can't", and the lovely music score by composer John Stuart provides a romanticism that is unwarranted by the footage.
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    • Release date
      • July 1983 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Sommer in Australien
    • Filming locations
      • Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Film Corporation of Western Australia
      • The Australian Film Commission
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      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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