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Harlequin (film)

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Harlequin
Theatrical film poster under alternate title
Directed bySimon Wincer
Screenplay byEverett De Roche
Additional dialogue by
  • Jon George
  • Neill D. Hicks
Produced byAntony I. Ginnane
Starring
CinematographyGary Hansen
Edited byAdrian Carr
Music byBrian May
Production
companies
Distributed byGUO Film Distributors
Release date
  • 20 March 1980 (1980-03-20)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$800,000[1]
Box officeA$364,000 (Australia)[2]
A$1.2 million (international)[3]

Harlequin (known as Dark Forces in the United States) is a 1980 Australian thriller film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford. The film is a modern-day retelling of the historical figure Rasputin.

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Plot

An up-and-coming United States Senator, Nick Rast, has a young son who is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster, Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.

Cast

Production

Development

Simon Wincer and Everett De Roche had previously collaborated on Snapshot but were not happy with the film since it was made so hurriedly. They decided to make another film, came up with six ideas and eventually chose The Minister's Musician, a modern-day version of the Rasputin story. They did a treatment and Antony I. Ginnane became involved as producer.[4]

Everett de Roche originally did a 400-page first draft in which the central character, Gregory Wolfe, was a priest. When the producers sent the script to the US, they were worried that this would make the film hard to market in Catholic countries so it was changed. The script was given to some American writers to work on but Wincer was not happy with the changes. As de Roche was not available, Wincer went over the script with Russell Hagg although he later said he would have preferred it if de Roche had done the job.[4]

Casting

The script was written with David Bowie in mind for the lead role and conversations were had with Bowie but the filmmakers got "cold feet" at the last minute and cast Robert Powell. The original choice for the role of the senator was Orson Welles but he wanted $80,000 a week for two weeks so Broderick Crawford was cast instead.[5]

Shooting

It was the first film funded by the newly formed West Australian Film Council. Funding also came from the Australian Film Commission, Greater Union, Ace Theatres of Western Australia and Pact Productions, with the final $50,000 coming from Hemdale. It was the first of several films Ginnane would make with Hemdale.[3]

The movie was shot in late 1979 over six weeks, using Panavision. It was filmed in Western Australia because of the involvement of the West Australian Film Council, which was estimated to save the production $100,000.[6]

The film makes a great effort to disguise the fact it is set in Australia, including dubbing Alan Cassel's voice into an American accent and referring to the American political system. This was controversial at the time because it was made with money from Australian taxpayers.[7]

Reception

The film performed poorly at the Australian box office but was very successful overseas.[3] Simon Wincer says it was particularly successful in South America, due in part to Robert Powell's popularity there.[8]

Accolades

Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(1980 AFI Awards)
Best Direction Simon Wincer Nominated
Best Actress Carmen Duncan Nominated
Best Editing Adrian Carr Nominated
Best Production Design Bernard Hides Nominated
Best Costume Design Terry Ryan Nominated
Saturn Award Best International Film Nominated
Sitges Film Festival Medalla Sitges for Best Screenplay Everett De Roche Won
Medalla Sitges for Best Cinematography Gary Hansen Won
Prize of the International Critics' Jury Simon Wincer Won

DVD releases

In Australia, Harlequin was released on an All Region DVD by Umbrella Entertainment on Wednesday, 27 October 2004. It was presented in a remastered 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, and Special Features were an Audio Commentary by director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I. Ginnane, a theatrical trailer and a photo gallery.

In the US, Harlequin was released as Dark Forces by Image Ent. on 8 June 2004. It was presented in 2.35:1 Widescreen, with Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery, Filmographies, Isolated Music Score and an Audio Commentary by director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I. Ginnane. It was released on Blu-ray in the US by Scorpion Releasing on 29 October 2013 under its original title.

References

  1. ^ Anna Dzenis, "Harelquin", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p61
  2. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  3. ^ a b c David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p298
  4. ^ a b Beilby & Murray p 638
  5. ^ Beilby & Wincer p639
  6. ^ Peter Beilby & Scott Murray, "Jane Scott", Cinema Papers, Dec-Jan 1979-80 p643
  7. ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p255
  8. ^ "Interview with Simon Winceer", Signis, 8 May 1995. Retrieved 21 November 2012

Sources

  • Peter Beilby & Scott Murray, 'Simon Wincer', Cinema Papers Dec-Jan 1979-80

External links

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