Parklands (film)

1996 film

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Parklands

Directed by| Kathryn Millard
Written by| Kathryn Millard
Produced by| Helen Bowden
Starring| Cate Blanchett
Tony Martin
Carmel Johnson
Tony Mack
Patrick Duggin
Bridget Walters
Jo Peoples
Cinematography| Mandy Walker
Music by| Richard Vella

Release date

* 1996 (1996)

Running time

| 51 minutes
Country| Australia
Language| English

Parklands is a 1996 Australian drama film written and directed by Kathryn Millard, starring Cate Blanchett in an early role. The 51-minute-long movie includes Chamber of Commerce-style promotional material about Adelaide that was made in the 1950s and '60s.

## Plot summary

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Rosie returns home to attend the funeral of her father Cliff, who left her mother years earlier. His mistress Jean invites Rosie to stay with her for a while, allowing her time to learn about what her father was doing throughout the years they were separated. Her investigation into his past leads to diaries he kept, and entries he made suggest that despite his career as a policeman he was a corrupt man involved in the drug trade.

## Principal cast

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* Cate Blanchett \- Rosie
* Tony Martin \- Cliff
* Carmel Johnson - Jean
* Tony Mack - Dave Morrison
* Patrick Duggin - Andrew
* Bridget Walters \- Mrs. Roberts
* Jo Peoples - Elizabeth

## Principal production credits

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* Producer \- Helen Bowden
* Original Music \- Richard Vella
* Cinematography \- Mandy Walker
* Production Design \- Prisque Salvi

## Awards and nominations

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The Australian Cinematographers Society honored Mandy Walker with their Award of Distinction for Fictional Drama Shorts, and Kathryn Millard won the Certificate of Merit for Film & Video – Short Narrative III (31–60 minutes) at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

## See also

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* Cinema of Australia

## External links

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* Parklands at the Internet Movie Database

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