In Search of Anna
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{{Infobox film
| name = In Search of Anna
| image = Insearchofannaposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical film poster
| director = Esben Storm
| producer = Esben Storm
| writer = Esben Storm
| based_on =
| starring = Richard Moir
Judy Morris
Chris Haywood
| music = John Martyn
Alan Stivell
| cinematography = Michael Edols
| editing = Dusan Werner
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1978|05|20|Cannes|1979|06|28|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget = A$327,665David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p193-194
| gross =
}}
In Search of Anna is a 1978 film directed by Esben Storm.
It was originally envisioned as a TV series but then became a feature.Gordon Glenn and Scott Murray, "Esben Storm", Cinema Papers, July 1977 p52-55
Plot synopsis
Richard Moir plays Tony, who has just been released from jail. His former inmates want him to participate in a robbery, but Tony just wants to find Anna and ends up dealing with one problem at a time.
Cast
- Richard Moir as Tony
- Judy Morris as Sam
- Chris Haywood as Jerry
- Bill Hunter as Peter
- Alex Taifer as Tony's father
- Ian Nimmo as Buzz
- Gary Waddell as Maxie
- Richard Murphett as Undertaker
- Maurie Fields as Bert
Production
It was Storm's second feature, following his debut with 27A and after an unsuccessful attempt to make another movie called Angel Gear.
I became aware that all the films being made in Australia were period films, Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Getting of Wisdom, Between Wars. I felt this reflected a society that was unable to come to terms with where it was at. I know you have to look into the past and find your heroes but it seemed to me that it was reflective of a desire not to face up to where we were at. That also coincided with where I was at personally in my relationship to women and to Haydn [former collaborator Haydn Keenan], so I thought I should make a film about leaving the past behind and coming to terms with the present, moving into the future with a positive attitude. That's what I thought I should do personally and that's what I felt Australia should do. It led to In Search of Anna.[http://www.signis.net/malone/tiki-index.php?page=Esben+Storm&bl "Interview with Esben Storm", Signis, 22 August 1995] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103173228/http://www.signis.net/malone/tiki-index.php?page=Esben+Storm&bl |date=3 November 2013 }} accessed 21 November 2012
The budget was meant to be $231,000 but went more than $100,000 over. $50,000 was provided by the Victorian Film Corporation."The Corporations", Cinema Papers, April 1977 p296 Shooting began on 28 February 1977.
Reception
=Accolades=
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| Award
! Category ! Subject ! Result |
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| rowspan=4|AACTA Awards (1978 AFI Awards) |rowspan=3|Esben Storm |{{nom}} |
| Best Direction
|{{nom}} |
| Best Original Screenplay
|{{won}} |
| Best Actor
|{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0079334}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=in-search-of-anna-1978_202102}}
- [http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/search-anna/ In Search of Anna] at Australian Screen Online
- [http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/in-search-of-anna In Search of Anna] at Oz Movies
Category:Films directed by Esben Storm
Category:Australian drama films
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:1970s Australian films
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