Posted by AlphaRobinson on May 11, 1998 at 12:45:51:
Mon., May 11, 1998
JENNY KISSED ME
Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1985
The title is from a poem by Leigh Hunt that states, more or less, that
a kiss from a girl named Jenny is worth more than anything else in
the world. Such is not the case with a script about her. Tamsin West
is the youngster. She lives with her mother, Deborah-Lee Furness,
and her mother's lover, Ivar Kants. West adores Kants though he is
not her real daddy. Their home is in the hills not far from Melboure,
and though daughter and live-in boy friend are content, Furness feels
stifled so far from the city's action. Here's where the lives of the main
characters begin to come apart. Furness, discontent with her quiet
household, goes to work in a Melbourne whorehouse, West winds up
in an orphanage when Kants becomes Ill, and Kants ultimately dies
after a bout with cancer. The picture makes a few points about
surrogate fathers, but West's character is only barely plumbed, and
the relationship between her and Kants looks almost like the one
between Lewis Carroll and little Alice . Because
of some gratuitous sex, this picture should not be seen by anyone the
age of the star, West.
Country of origin:
Australia
Genre:
Drama
Color or b/w:
Color
Production Co(s).:
Nilsen Premiere
Released by:
Hoyts
MPAA rating:
NR
Parental rating:
Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Running time:
98
Tamsin West
Jenny West
Ivar Kants
Lindsay Fenton
Deborah-Lee Furness
Carol Grey
Paula Duncan
Gaynor Roberts
Mary Ward
Grace
Steven Grives
Neighbor
Producer:
Tom Broadbridge
Director:
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Writer:
Judith Colquhoun
Warwick Hind
Alan Lake
Cinematographer:
Bob Kohler (Panavision)
Music Composer:
Trevor Incas
Ian Mason
Set Decorator:
Jon Dowding
Choreography:
Aphrodite Kondos