Breaking Up (1985 film)

Breaking Up
Based on
Breaking Up
by Frank Willmott
Written byFrank Willmott
Directed byKathy Mueller
StarringNick Enright
Mat Stevenson
Bradley Kilpatrick
Candy Raymond
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerNoel Price
Original release
NetworkABC
Release6 October 1985 (1985-10-06)

Breaking Up is a 1985 TV movie about the breakdown of a marriage seen through the eyes of a child.[1][2]

Premise

Jackie and Alec break up. Their child struggles to deal with it.[3][4]

Cast

Production

The film was based on a 1983 juvenile literature novel by Frank Willmott which was written from the point of view of fifteen year old Mark. The book was a best seller.[5]

Reception

Bronwyn Watson in the Sydney Morning Herald's The Guide wrote "Written by Frank Willmott and directed by Kathy Mueller, Breaking Up is an excellent, yet rather distressing, production" and adds it is "also interesting because it is filmed from a teenager's perspective, rather than from an adult one."[6]

Awards

Candy Raymond's performance won her a 1986 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p20
  2. ↑ Malone, Peter. "Breaking Up". Peter Malone's Movie Website. Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1985. p. 45.
  4. ↑ "Family drama". The Australian Jewish News. Australia. 31 May 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ "The month's best-sellers". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 August 1984. p. 27. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ↑ Watson, Bronwyn (30 September 1985), "Breakingub is hard to do – especially on television", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ↑ "Untitled". Filmnews. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Trove.
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