The Office Picnic
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| The Office Picnic | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom Cowan |
| Written by | Tom Cowan |
| Produced by | Tom Cowan |
| Starring | John Wood Kate Fitzpatrick |
| Cinematography | Michael Edols |
| Edited by | Kit Guyatt |
Production company | Child's Play Moving Picture Company |
| Distributed by | Tom Cowan |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$30,000[1] |
The Office Picnic is a 1972 Australian comedy film directed by Tom Cowan.[2][3][4] It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[5]
A group of public servants go on an annual picnic. Two of them, Peter and Elly, disappear.
Cast
- John Wood as Clyde
- Kate Fitzpatrick as Mara
- Philip Deamer as Peter
- Gaye Steele as Elly
- Ben Gabriel as Mr Johnson
- Max Cullen as Jim O'Casey
- Anne Tait
- Francis Flannigan
- Bryon Kennedy
- Graham Richards
- Elaine Smith
Production
Cowan got the idea to make the film while walking through the bush during shooting of a documentary in the Victorian countryside.[6] He says he was also influenced by the novels of Patrick White and the films of Antonioni.[7]
The film was shot on 35mm using a budget in part funded by the Experimental Film and Television Fund. It started in January 1972 but the money ran out during filming and there was a hiatus until filming resumed in April. The shoot took fifteen days in all.[6]
