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Travelling North (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Carl Schultz

Written By:
David Williamson (play)
David Williamson (screenplay)

Actors:
Leo McKern ..... Frank
Julia Blake ..... Frances
Henri Szeps ..... Saul
Graham Kennedy ..... Freddie
Michele Fawdon ..... Helen
Diane Craig ..... Sophie
Andrea Moar ..... Joan
Drew Forsythe ..... Martin
John Gregg ..... Jim
Rob Steele ..... Syd
John Black ..... Alan
Roger Oakley ..... Stan
Joe MacColum ..... Boat owner
Nick Holland ..... Waiter
Steve Shaw ..... Estate agent

Synopsis:

TRAVELLING NORTH tells the story of frank (Leo McKern), a crotchety old man with an unending zest and passion for life and Frances (Julia Blake) his much younger companion travelling to Queensland to enjoy their retirement and each other. Unfortunately the idyllic North cannot calm Frank's complex personality and desire to live life to the fullest and Frances watches helplessly as Frank struggles to understand his own emotional and physical limitations.

Director Carl Schultz and screenwriter David Williamson's character study of an aging Australian man's second marriage boasts a robust performance by Leo McKern. McKern plays Frank, a man in his seventies, who used to be something of a firecracker, but who now, his best days behind him, prefers to putter-around, play chess, and get under the skin of his new wife Frances (Julia Blake). Frances, forsaking her old family ties (which her family resents her for), marries Frank and agrees to move with him to Queensland. Frank and Frances pack their things and head north, settling into an easy life of fishing and relaxation. They immediately make friends with a lonely neighbor, Freddie (Graham Kennedy) - and also the local doctor, Saul (Henri Szeps), who informs Frank that he has a bad heart and hasn't much longer to live.

Directed by Carl Schultz, with memorable performances by Graham Kennedy as Freddie, the meddlesome but loyal neighbour and Henri Szeps as the long suffering local doctor weathering an endless stream of self-diagnosis by Frank, TRAVELLING NORTH travels to the heights of happiness and the depths of despair.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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