The movie “Dimboola” – produced by Pram Factory Pictures Pty Ltd – had it’s Melbourne premiere at the Bercy Cinema on 10 May 1979. Writer, Jack Hibberd; producer, John Weiley; director, John Duigan; leading actors, Max Gillies, Bruce Spence and Natalie Bate; (production accountant, Peter Keenan!).
“Dimboola” was not a critical or popular success, and that’s an understatement. Below is a copy of one of the reviews the movie received, this one by Colin Bennett of The Age. A copy of another review – one by Susan Adler appearing in Cinema Papers – is elsewhere on this site and may be viewed by clicking HERE.
“The messy marriage feast at Dimboola”
Cinema review, The Age, Monday,14 May 1979
