Homesdale
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Director Peter Weir Screenplay Peter Weir, Piers Davies Country Australia | 6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 1971 Writer Piers Davies, Peter Weir Music director Aunty Jack, Rory ODonoghue Cast Geoff Malone (Mr. Malfry), Grahame Bond (Mr. Kevin), Kate Fitzpatrick (Miss Greenoak), Doreen Warburton (Mrs. Sharpe), James Lear (Mr. Levy), James Dellit (Manager)Similar movies Related Peter Weir movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Homesdale is a 1971 Australian film directed by Peter Weir. Homesdale is a black comedy about visitors at a guest-house acting out their violent private fantasies and games under the control of the house staff.
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Plot
Several people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher/rock singer Mr Kevin, war veteran Mr Vaughan, an octogenarian Mr Levy. All are tormented by Homesdale's staff and forced to participate in a series of games about death and murder in which the true character of the guests starts to emerge.
Cast
Production
The movie was influenced by horror films such as The Cat and the Canary. The budget was covered by a grant from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The film was shot at Peter Weir's own home in Sydney in March 1971.
Release
The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 1971 and won the Grand Prix AFI Award in November. It was screened in universities, schools, film societies and occasionally commercial cinemas, as well as on the Seven network.
References
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