Sympathy in Summer is a 1971 film directed by Antony I. Ginnane when he was a 19-year-old university student. It was partly financed by Melbourne University Film Society and was heavily financed by the films of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Alain Resnais.
Premise Lenny is a young womanising university student who is not as confident as he appears. He recalls his relationship with his girlfriend Anne and imagines Carlton as a Bohemian Paris.
Cast Connie Simmons as Anne Benton Vincent Griffith as Lenny Marshall Tony Horler as the other man Robin Wells as the perfect woman Pam McAlister as Candy John Caust Marlene Schulenberg Leon Boyle
Production The film was shot in 1968 but not released until 1971 by which time Ginnane had established himself as a distributor. It only received a limited release.
Legacy The film is markedly different in genre from the movies Ginnane would later make when he became a producer.Anthony Ginnane profile at Australian Screen Online
Footage from the movie appeared in the documentary Carlton + Godard = Cinema (2003).Jake Wilson, 'Carlton + Godard = Cinema: An Interview with Nigel Buesst', Senses of Cinema, 23 July 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2012
References
External links
Sympathy in Summer at Oz Movies