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Felicity Robinson, a sheltered teen surrenders her blossoming body to a world of bold sexual adventure, from the forbidden pleasures at an all-girl school in the countryside to wanton hungers in the exotic underground of Hong Kong. |
Felicity Robinson, a sheltered teen surrenders her blossoming body to a world of bold sexual adventure, from the forbidden pleasures at an all-girl school in the countryside to wanton hungers in the exotic underground of Hong Kong. |
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==Production== |
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Lamond wanted to make a film in the vein of those directed by [[Just Jaeckin]] such as ''[[Emmanuelle]]'': |
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<blockquote>The French have always been able to make their films NOT be pornographic, they’d be erotic. They were classy – the most they could ever say was ‘softcore’. And the way they did it, they made pretty images that looked like a Singapore Airlines TV commercial, they had nice fashion, good photography and nice music. And that way it dresses it up and makes it all chocolate boxy... I thought okay, the way to do that on a film budget is to go somewhere exotic. Make sure the people are pretty and they don’t have pimples. Don’t be sordid in any way, have pretty music and exotic locations, nice lighting and nice fashion. So even though it was a tiny film, we came up to Hong Kong and we got all the clothes tailor made for them, so that they fitted properly.<ref name="lamond"/></blockquote> |
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Lamond was also influenced by ''[[The World of Suzie Wong]]'' (1960), which prompted him to set it in Hong Kong. The film was shot there in 1977 and in a studio at Nundawaring in Melbourne.<ref name="lamond">[http://mondostumpo.blogspot.com.au/2010/05/john-d-lamond-interview-2002.html Interview with John Lamond, ''Mondo Stumpo'', early 2002] accessed 14 October 2012</ref> |
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In one scene the characters go to a movie where ''[[The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style]]'' is being show. Lamond describes this as a "pure Roger Corman-style economic necessity."<ref name="lamond"/> |
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==Box office== |
==Box office== |
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''Felicity'' grossed $532,000 at the box office in Australia,<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf ''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'']</ref> which is equivalent to $2,080,120 |
''Felicity'' grossed $532,000 at the box office in Australia,<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf ''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'']</ref> which is equivalent to $2,080,120 |
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in 2009 dollars. According to Lamond it also sold widely around the world.<ref name="lamond"/> |
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in 2009 dollars. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:13, 14 October 2012
| Felicity | |
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| Directed by | John D. Lamond |
| Written by | John D. Lamond |
| Produced by | John D. Lamond Russell Hurley William T. Marshall (executive producer) |
| Starring | Glory Annen Marilyn Rodgers Joni Flynn Christopher Milne Jody Hanson |
| Cinematography | Gary Wapscott |
| Edited by | Russell Hurley |
| Music by | Brian Potter |
Release date | 5 July 1979 |
Running time | 90-94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU$170,000[1] |
| Box office | AU$532,000 (Australia) |
Felicity is a 1979 sexploitation film starring Glory Annen and written and directed by John D. Lamond.[2][3]
Plot
Felicity Robinson, a sheltered teen surrenders her blossoming body to a world of bold sexual adventure, from the forbidden pleasures at an all-girl school in the countryside to wanton hungers in the exotic underground of Hong Kong.
Production
Lamond wanted to make a film in the vein of those directed by Just Jaeckin such as Emmanuelle:
The French have always been able to make their films NOT be pornographic, they’d be erotic. They were classy – the most they could ever say was ‘softcore’. And the way they did it, they made pretty images that looked like a Singapore Airlines TV commercial, they had nice fashion, good photography and nice music. And that way it dresses it up and makes it all chocolate boxy... I thought okay, the way to do that on a film budget is to go somewhere exotic. Make sure the people are pretty and they don’t have pimples. Don’t be sordid in any way, have pretty music and exotic locations, nice lighting and nice fashion. So even though it was a tiny film, we came up to Hong Kong and we got all the clothes tailor made for them, so that they fitted properly.[4]
Lamond was also influenced by The World of Suzie Wong (1960), which prompted him to set it in Hong Kong. The film was shot there in 1977 and in a studio at Nundawaring in Melbourne.[4] In one scene the characters go to a movie where The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style is being show. Lamond describes this as a "pure Roger Corman-style economic necessity."[4]
Box office
Felicity grossed $532,000 at the box office in Australia,[5] which is equivalent to $2,080,120 in 2009 dollars. According to Lamond it also sold widely around the world.[4]
See also
References
- ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p309
- ^ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ "DVD Talk". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ a b c d Interview with John Lamond, Mondo Stumpo, early 2002 accessed 14 October 2012
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
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