Kostas (film)

Kostas
Kostas
Directed by	Paul Cox
Written by	Linda Aronson
Produced by	Kostas Kallergis
Starring	Takis Emmanuel; Wendy Hughes; Norman Kaye
Edited by	John Scott
Production; companies	Victorian Film Corporation; Illumination Films;
Distributed by	Greg Lynch Film Distributors
Release dates	1 June 1979 (premiere); 16 August 1979 (release);
Running time	104 mins (original); 93 mins (release)
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$224,000

Kostas is a 1979 film directed by Paul Cox about a Greek taxi driver.^[2]

Production

The film was shot over four weeks in March 1979. $100,000 of the budget came from the Victorian Film Corporation.^[1]

Post-production on the film was rushed so Cox could ready it in time for the Melbourne Film Festival, which he later said was a mistake. However, it was the best-received of all Cox's features to that point.^[1]

Cast

Takis Emmanuel as Kostas
Wendy Hughes as Carol
Kris McQuade as Jenny
Maurie Fields as Taxi Driver
Norman Kaye as Passenger

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stratton, David (1980). The last new wave: The Australian film revival. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207141460.
^ Anna Dzenis, "Kostas", Australian Film 1978-92, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p37

External links

Kostas at IMDb
Kostas at Oz Movies

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[stratton-1] Stratton, David (1980). The last new wave: The Australian film revival. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207141460.

[2] Anna Dzenis, "Kostas", Australian Film 1978-92, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p37

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