Golden Braid
| Golden Braid | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Cox |
| Written by | Paul Cox Barry Dickins |
| Based on | story La Chevelure by Guy de Maupassant |
| Starring | Chris Haywood Gosia Dobrowolska Paul Chubb Jo Kennedy |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Beyond |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$900,000[1] |
Golden Braid is a 1991 Australian film directed by Paul Cox, who later called it "quite a funny film, but very few people get it."[2][3]
It was entirely funded by the Australian Film Commission.[1]
Premise
[edit]Bernard is a clockmaker who is having an affair with Terese, a Salvation Army worker married to Joseph. He finds a golden braid in an 18th century cabinet and becomes obssessed with it.
Cast
[edit]- Chris Haywood as Bernard
- Gosia Dobrowolska as Terese
- Paul Chubb as Joseph
- Jo Kennedy as Diana
- Harold Baigent as Clockmaker
- Sheila Florance as Lady with Clock
- Mark Little as Punk
- Norman Kaye as Psychiatrist
Awards
[edit]The film received five nominations at the 1990 AFI Awards: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Sound.
References
[edit]- ^ a b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p129-130
- ^ "Interview with Paul Cox", Signet, 13 January 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2012
- ^ "Locked by a golden obssession". The Age Entertainment Guide. 1 March 1991. p. 4.
External links
[edit]- Golden Braid at IMDb
- Golden Braid at Oz Movies
- Golden Braid at Screen Australia
- Golden Braid at Letterbox DVD
- Copy of short story
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