''Gino'' is a 1993 Australian film, directed by

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Plot

Gino Pallazetti is in love with Lucia Petri and his career as a

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is about to take off.

Production

The film was financed by the Australian Film Commission and

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. The film was never released theatrically.Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p67 It was shot from 5 April to 16 May 1993. This was

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actor Bruno Lawrence's final film appearance; ill health forced him to bow out of a further motion picture, ''

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'', with his part unfinished.

References

External links

* 1993 films Australian drama films Films scored by Roger Mason (musician) Films about comedians 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub