| 词条 | Annie's Coming Out |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2012}}{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}{{Infobox filmFor another movie, under similar title, see: The Test of Love | name = Annie's Coming Out | image = Anniescomingout.jpg | image_size = | caption = | director = Gil Brealey | producer = Don Murray | writer = Chris Borthwick Rosemary Crossley Anne McDonald John Patterson | narrator = | starring = | music = Simon Walker | cinematography = Mick von Bornemann | editing = Lindsay Frazer | studio = Film Australia | distributor = Hoyts (Australia) Umbrella Entertainment Universal (US) | released = {{Film date|1984|09|27|Australia|1984|11|23|UK|1985|03|29|U.S.|df=y}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = under AU$1 million[1] | gross = }} Annie's Coming Out (also known as A Test of Love) is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Gil Brealey. It is based on the non-fiction book Annie's Coming Out by disability activists Rosemary Crossley and Anne McDonald. The book tells the story of McDonald's early life in a government institution for people with severe disabilities and her subsequent release. PlotAnnie O'Farrell (based on Anne McDonald) is a 13-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who is unable to communicate and has been living in a government institution from an early age. Jessica Hathaway (based on Rosemary Crossley) is a therapist who learns to communicate with Annie using an alphabet board and comes to believe that although physically disabled, Annie is not intellectually impaired. When Annie turns 18, Jessica begins a legal fight to get her released.[2][3] Cast
ProductionFilm rights to the book were bought by Film Australia and Gil Brealey was assigned to direct. It was originally intended that Ann McDonald play herself but she had grown too big by the time she left hospital so 9 year old Tina Arhondis was cast instead. Shooting started in September 1983 and went for four weeks, mostly at the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Melbourne.[1] ReceptionAnnie's Coming Out won three 1984 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Lead Actress (Angela Punch McGregor).[4] It was nominated for four other AFI awards. The film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1984 Montréal World Film Festival.[4]The film was not a large commercial success but it screened in the US as A Test of Love.[1] Home mediaAnnie's Coming Out was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in October 2010. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as press clippings, photos, and audio commentary with Gil Brealey, Rosemary Crossley, Chris Borthwick and Anne McDonald.[5]The film score recording by Simon Walker, produced by Philip Powers, was released in 2002 by 1M1 Records See also
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10 : 1984 films|Australian films|1980s drama films|1980s independent films|Films shot in Melbourne|Films based on biographies|Films about people with cerebral palsy|English-language films|Australian independent films|Films set in Melbourne |
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