''The Perfectionist'' is a 1981 play by

David Williamson David Keith Williamson AO (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian dramatist and playwright. He has also written screenplays and teleplays. Early life David Williamson was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 24 February 1942, and was brought ...

. It was adapted into a film for television directed by Chris Thomson in 1985.

Plot

The plot revolves around an academic who is working on a PhD. His wife hires a Danish student to babysit their children.

Film version

In 1983

Patricia Lovell Patricia Anna Lovell (née Parr), (1929 – 26 January 2013), commonly referred to as Pat Lovell, was an Australian film producer and actress, whose work within that country's film industry led her to receive the Raymond Longford Award in 2 ...

announced plans to produce a film version of the play directed by Williamson but they were unable to finance it. A telemovie was made in 1985.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p191 The telemovie was subsequently sold in multiple international territories, but also for television and direct-to-video.''David Williamson's The Perfectionist'' (1985)
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Plays by David Williamson 1982 plays Australian plays adapted into films 1985 films Australian comedy films Films based on works by David Williamson Films directed by Chris Thomson (director) 1980s English-language films 1980s Australian films {{1980s-Australia-film-stub