The Alternative (film) explained

The Alternative
Director:Paul Eddey
Producer:Robert Bruning
Starring:Wendy Hughes
Peter Adams
Cinematography:Russell Boyd
Editing:Trevor Ellis
Distributor:Paramount
Studio:Gemini Productions
Runtime:74 mins
Country:Australia
Language:English
Budget:A$105,000 or $90,000[1]

The Alternative is a 1978 Australian television film about an unmarried editor of a woman's magazine who finds herself pregnant. She has a relationship with another woman.[2] [3]

Plot

Melanie is an unmarried woman working for a women's magazine. She falls pregnant and decides to raise the baby on her own.

Cast

Production

It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7.[4] The film was shot in Sydney.[1]

It was the first to air after Is There Anybody There?.[5]

He sold it to Paramount to distribute world wide.[6]

Awards

At the Annual Penguin Awards, given by the Television Society of Australia, the film was awarded best Actress (Wendy Hughes), Actor (Peter Adams) and Supporting Actor (Alwyn Kurts), as well as Best Adult Drama.[7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sydney Morning Herald. August 8, 1976. First Look for a Thrill. 89.
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p5-6
  3. News: G.F.F. . . New South Wales, Australia . 1 August 1977 . 4 January 2020 . 4 . Trove .
  4. Peter. Beilby. Scott. Murray. Robert Bruning. Cinema Papers. September–October 1979. 517–519.
  5. News: Sydney Morning Herald. Gather around for a 'woman's picture'. April 17, 1977. 105.
  6. News: Selling our films to the world. Sydney Morning Herald. May 29, 1977 . 47.
  7. News: TV's Penguin Awards. . . 7 November 1977 . 14 July 2013 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: CB RADIO Skip faces short legal life . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 11 November 1977 . 5 January 2020 . 21 . Trove .