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Jenny Kissed Me (film)
''Jenny Kissed Me'' is a 1985 Australian drama film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p370 The director calls it a "tearjerker for men".Brian Jones, 'A Horse for all courses', ''Cinema Papers'', March 1986, p. 28 It has no connection to the poem '' Jenny kiss'd Me'' by Leigh Hunt. Plot Jenny is the ten-year-old daughter of Carol, who lives with Lindsay. Carol has an affair and Jenny goes to live with Lindsay, who has a terminal disease. Cast * Ivar Kants as Lindsay West * Deborra-Lee Furness as Carol West * Tamsin West as Jennifer (Jenny) West * Paula Duncan as Gaynor Roberts * Steven Grives as Mal Evans * Mary Ward Mary Ward may refer to: Scientists and academics * Mary Ward (nurse) (1884–1972) English nurse to the boat people on the waterways * Mary Ward (scientist) (née King, 1827–1869) Irish amateur scientist, was killed by an experimental steam car ... as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Medwin Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian filmmaker and author, known for his idiosyncratic and satirical low-budget genre films. His filmography covers action, science fiction, martial arts, dystopian fiction, comedy, war, family, thriller, romance and erotica, and his works tend to be cross-genre pieces. After gaining experience as a writer and editor of film trailers, Trenchard-Smith made documentary films for Australian television, many of which focused on stunt performers and martial artists, including his frequent collaborator Grant Page. He made his directorial debut with ''The Man from Hong Kong'' (1975), the first film to be produced as an international co-production between Australia and Hong Kong. Many of Trenchard-Smith's films over the next decade became notable examples of the Ozploitation cycle, including ''Deathcheaters'' (1976), '' Stunt Rock'' (1978), ''Turkey Shoot'' (1982), '' BMX Bandits'' (1983), ''Frog Dreaming'' (1986) and ''Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Broadbridge
Thomas Frederick Broadbridge (born 1943) is a British-Australian film producer. Early life He grew up in Grantham in England. He attended the Central Technology and Sports College, Boys' Central School. His parents lived Grantham, and his sister Betty Allen lived on Manor Drive in Great Gonerby. ''Grantham Journal'' Friday 25 May 1984, page 5 Career He moved from Lincolnshire to run a pub in Gibraltar, then moved to Australia in 1973. Select Credits *''Crooked Mick'' (1979 TV series) *''Felicity (film), Felicity'' (1979 Film) *''Dead Man's Float'' (1979 Film) *''Cornflakes for Tea'' (1988 TV series) *''Blood Money (1980 film), Blood Money'' (1980) *''Smugglers Cove'' (1980) *''BMX Bandits (film), BMX Bandits'' (1983) *''Jenny Kissed Me (film) '' (1985) *''Contagion (1987 film), Contagion'' (1987) *''Coda (1987 film), Coda'' (1987) *''Kadaicha'' (1988) *''The 13th Floor (1988 film), The 13th Floor'' (1988) *''Out of the Body'' (1988 film) *''To Make a Killing'' (1988 Film) *''Nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Kants
Ivar Kants (born 19 July 1949) (commonly credited as ''Ivor'' Kants or Ivar Kanz) is an Australian actor of Latvian descent who has played numerous roles in soap operas including ''A Country Practice'', '' G.P.'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', and ''Blue Heelers''. He portrayed the role of Ken Garrett in the soap opera ''The Restless Years'' (1979) and starred as Father Menotti, a caring inner-city parish priest in the 1980–81 TV series '' Menotti''. A more prominent role was as school principal Barry Hyde, a regular in ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...''. He has also appeared in ''Neighbours'', ''Heartbreak High'' and in the TV movie ''The Plumber (1979 film), The Plumber''. He narrated the ''Hairy Maclary'' audiobook series released by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborra-Lee Furness
Deborra-Lee Furness (born 30 November 1955) is an Australian actress and producer. She is married to actor Hugh Jackman. Early life Furness was born in Annandale, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, and raised in Melbourne, Victoria. At the age of 18, Furness attended secretarial school to learn shorthand and typing after her mother advised her to have a back-up career if her acting ambitions didn't eventuate to anything. She then got a job as the assistant to John Sorell, the news director at Channel 9. Despite describing herself as "such a bog secretary", Furness has said she thoroughly enjoyed the urgency, the fast action and the high energy of the newsroom. After working in the newsroom for a year, Furness was asked to work on ''No Man's Land'', the station's daytime current affairs program which produced exclusively by women and hosted by Mickie de Stoop. Furness started working on the show as a researcher before becoming an on-air reporter. After her work at Channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamsin West
Tamsin West (born 7 March 1974) is an Australian child actress and singer. She made her film debut as Jennifer West in '' Jenny Kissed Me'' and played Jane Cannon in '' Frog Dreaming.'' She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Linda Twist, a role during the first series in the children's television show ''Round the Twist''. West was the first actress of three to portray the role. As well as appearing in children's television, West also appeared in '' Neighbours'' as Emma Gordon, between 1987 and 1988, and again in 1991, and guested on ''Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...''. She was in the chorus for the 1992 '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' Australian arena production. West performed the lead vocals on the ''Round the Twist'' theme song. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Duncan
Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a silent film * ''Paula'' (1952 film), an American drama * ''Paula'' (2011 film), a Canadian animation * ''Paula'' (2016 film), a German film * ''Paula'' (TV series), 2017 Music * ''Paula'' (album), by Robin Thicke, 2014 * "Paula" (Zoé song), 2006 * "Paula", a 1972 song by Monica Verschoor * "Paula", a 1981 song by Tim Weisberg People * Paula (given name), including a list of people with the name * Paula of Rome (347–404), ancient Roman saint *Paula (surname) Other uses * Paula (computer chip), the sound chip of the Commodore Amiga computer * ''Paula'' (novel), memoir by Isabel Allende, 1994 * ''Paula'' (1876 barque), a German ship from which was sent the longest travelled message in a bottle * ''Paula'' (insect), a synonym for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Lucas
Trevor George Lucas (25 December 1943 – 4 February 1989) was an Australian folk singer, a member of Fairport Convention and one of the founders of Fotheringay. He mainly worked as a singer-songwriter and guitarist but also produced many albums and composed for the film industry toward the end of his career. He married three times, his first wife was Cheryl (1964 – ca. 1969), his second wife was fellow folk musician Sandy Denny (1973–1978), and his third wife was Elizabeth Hurtt (1979–1989). Lucas died on 4 February 1989 of a heart attack in his sleep, in Sydney, aged 45. He was survived by Elizabeth Hurtt, his daughter, Georgia Rose Lucas (by Denny), and his son, Daniel 'Clancy' Lucas (by Hurtt). According to Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, Lucas "was one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters Australia ever produced and although he was held in high regard in UK folk rock circles, he remained virtually unknown in his homeland". Biography Early years to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes Hoyts Cinemas and Val Morgan. Hoyts operates more than 450 cinema screens and 55,000 seats, making it Australia's second largest movie exhibitor after Event Hospitality & Entertainment. Val Morgan sells advertising on cinema screens and digital billboards. In 2015, the majority of Hoyts was acquired by a Chinese conglomerate, the Wanda Group. In Argentina by Cinemark. In Chile it was acquired by Cinépolis, and in Uruguay by Life Cinemas. History 1909 - 1930: At the start of the 20th century, dentist Arthur Russell bought a share in a small touring tent show incorporating magic and moving pictures. Russell also performed shows at St George's Hall in Bourke Street, Melbourne, and in 1909 moving pictures was the only attraction. Russell eventually negotiated a long lease for St George's Hall with the purpose of opening a Picture Palace called Hoyt's Pictures. By the time he died at the end of World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Kiss'd Me
"Jenny kiss'd Me" (original title: ''Rondeau'') is a poem by the English essayist Leigh Hunt. It was first published in November 1838 by the ''Monthly Chronicle''. The poem — per its original title, a rondeau — was inspired by Jane Welsh, the wife of Thomas Carlyle. According to anthologist Martin Gardner, "Jenny kiss'd Me" was written during a flu epidemic, and refers to an unexpected visit by the recovered Hunt to the Carlyle household and being greeted by Jenny. __TOC__ Poem The complete poem is: The poem was deemed worthy of inclusion in ''The Oxford Book of English Verse'', Hazel Felleman's ''Best-Loved Poems of the American People'', and Martin Gardner's ''Best Remembered Poems.''Gardner, Martin (1992), Best Remembered Poems, Dover Publications, , pp. 63-64 Gardner adds that Paul Dehn parodied the poem by changing its last two lines to "Say I've had a filthy cold/Since Jenny kiss'd me." Cultural references In Jennifer Worth's book, ''Shadows of the Workhouse'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 178428 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet. Hunt co-founded '' The Examiner'', a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles. He was the centre of the Hampstead-based group that included William Hazlitt and Charles Lamb, known as the "Hunt circle". Hunt also introduced John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson to the public. Hunt's presence at Shelley's funeral on the beach near Viareggio was immortalised in the painting by Louis Édouard Fournier. Hunt inspired aspects of the Harold Skimpole character in Charles Dickens' novel ''Bleak House''. Early life James Henry Leigh Hunt was born 19 October 1784, at Southgate, London, where his parents had settled after leaving the United States. His father, Isaac, a lawyer from Philadelphia, and his mother, Mary Shewell, a merchant's daughter and a devout Quaker, had been forced to come to Britain because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ward (actress)
Mary Lorraine WardThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz (6 March 1915 – 19 July 2021), also known as Mary Ward Breheny, was an Australian actress of stage, television, and film, and a radio announcer and performer and commercial spokeswoman and media personality. Her career spanned seven decades. Ward trained in England and Australia, and worked in both countries. Ward during the outbreak of World War II, was in high demand as a stage actress in England, before returning to Australia where she worked in local theatre, and became one of the first female radio announcers at the ABC in Australia, billed as the ''Forces Sweetheart'' on Radio Australia. At ABC Television, she appeared in a number of filmed stage plays, as well as featuring in Australian films, both made-for-television and theatrical, including the film '' Amy''. She is perhaps best known—both locally and internationally—as an actress portraying elderly characters in television soap opera role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
