Painting the Town (film)

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Painting the Town
Directed byTrevor Graham
Written byCharles Merewether
Sharon Connolly
Trevor Graham
Produced byTrevor Graham
Ned Lander
Narrated byMax Gillies
CinematographyJohn Whitteron
Mandy Walker
Edited byTony Stephens
Music byJoe Camilleri
Paul Grabowsky
Running time
59 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Painting the Town is a 1987 Australian documentary film, created by Trevor Graham, looking at Jewish artist Yosl Bergner's time in Australia.[1]

Reception[edit]

Jim Schembri of the Age states "as far as films about artists and their work go this film has a rare quality; it is entertaining."[1] Diana Simmonds wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald that the filmmakers "put together a film that's as racy as a fiction drama, as droll (courtesy of their witty and articulate subject) as a comedy play, and as informative and visionary as many programs twice the length."[2]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Schembri, Jim (14 June 1988), "Film on Jewish artist shows rare insights", The Age
  2. ^ Simmonds, Diana (13 June 1988), "Painting the Town", The Sydney Morning Herald