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The Alternative (film)

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The Alternative
Written byTony Morphett
Directed byPaul Eddey
StarringWendy Hughes
Peter Adams
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRobert Bruning
CinematographyRussell Boyd
EditorTrevor Ellis
Running time74 mins
Production companyGemini Productions
BudgetA$105,000[1] or $90,000[2]
Original release
Release1978 (1978)

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.[1][3]

Plot

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

Cast

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Production

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It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7.[4] The film was shot in Sydney.[2]

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

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

Awards

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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]

References

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