Sisterly Love Explained

Director:Mark DeFriest
Producer:Peter Du Cane
Starring:Joan Sydney
Maggie King
Martin Vaughan
Network:ABC
Released:[1]
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:Australia
Language:English

Sisterly Love is a 1987 Australian television film shot in Western Australia. Nominated for 3 AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards in 1988 including Best Telefeature. It was also the pilot for an unmade series.[2] [3] [4]

Premise

Two sisters, Jean and Sylvia, have been separated over twenty years. Sylvia lives next door to Bob. When Jean is widowed, she visits Sylvia and old troubles re-emerge. Sylvia has a son Martin who is dating Birdy.

Cast

Production

Stars Joan Sydney and Maggie King are sisters in real life. Filming was to have begun in September 1987 but was held up to due a union ban over the use of a British first assistant director.[5]

It was filmed in Fremantle, Rottnest Island, and Kings Park.[6]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a poor review.[7] The Age called it "perfectly charming".[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27 . . 64 . 19,980 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 24 December 1989 . 26 September 2020 . 5 (THE GUIDE) . National Library of Australia.
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p142
  3. News: Tina Kaufman at "The Motion Picture Today" seminar . . 18 . 8 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 September 1988 . 26 September 2020 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: AFI TV nominations . . 18 . 8 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 September 1988 . 26 September 2020 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Producer set to can film over union ban. Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1987. 2. Anthony. Dennis.
  6. News: ABC's Sisterly Love - a comedy of relationships . . Queensland, Australia . 22 December 1989 . 26 September 2020 . 34 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Sydney Morning Herald. Sisterly Love. Simon. Kent. 26 December 1989. 50.
  8. News: The Age. A sisterly alchemy of golden wisdom and humour. 27 December 1989. 14. Barbara. Hooks.