| Bonjour Balwyn | |
| Director: | Nigel Buesst |
| Producer: | Nigel Buesst |
| Starring: | John Duigan Peter Cummins John Romeril |
| Cinematography: | Tom Cowan |
| Editing: | Nigel Buesst Peter Tammer |
| Music: | Carrl Myriad Janie Myriad |
| Runtime: | 55 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
Bonjour Balwyn is a 1971 Australian independent film directed by Nigel Buesst and starring John Duigan, Peter Cummins, and John Romeril. It was one of the most notable films of the "Carlton Wave" of filmmaking.[1]
Kevin Agar is a Carlton-based owner of a fledgling magazine who struggles to make ends meet. As his financial situation turns desperate, he finds work assisting a television repair man with repossessions.[2] [3] Agar's parents live in the suburb of Balwyn.
Bonjour Balwyn was shot on 16mm with funds from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The original running time was 70 minutes but it was cut down to under an hour to qualify for the short fiction competition at the Sydney Film Festival.[4]
The film was not seen widely outside Melbourne.[5]