Breaking Through (1990 film)
| Breaking Through | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jackie McKimmie |
| Written by | Nick Enright |
| Produced by | Richard Mason |
| Starring | Deidre Rubenstein Tony Barry Noni Hazlehurst |
| Cinematography | Steve Mason |
| Music by | Alistair Spence |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Breaking Through is a 1990 Australian docudrama TV film about Cathy Ann Matthews (a pseudonym).[1] It tells her story of how when in her 40s she started experiencing memories of being abused as a child. It is based on he book of the same name.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Deidre Rubenstein - Ann
- Tony Barry - Rob, Ann's husband
- Noni Hazlehurst - Therapist
- Julie Hamilton - Clare, Ann's sister
- Alice Ansara - Young Ann
- Cathy Ann Mathews - self
- Gabrielle Mason - Sarah, Ann's daughter
- Hugh Keays-Byrne
Reception
[edit]John Mangan of The Age wrote "the documentary is all the more powerful for his understated approach."[4] Barbara Hooks, also of The Age, says "'Breaking Through is a powerful, unremitting film. As documentary, it is distinguished by the candor of its content and the creativity of its delivery. And as drama it is involving, moving and ultimately life affirming."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Mangan, John (19 July 1990), "Breaking through the veil of a terrorised childhood", The Age
- ^ Harvey, Robyn (23 July 1990), "Coming to terms with child abuse", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Dempsey, Shelley (10 June 1990), "TV re-enacts a woman's ordeal", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Mangan, John (19 July 1990), "Hope for the abused child", The Age
- ^ Hooks, Barbara (25 July 1990), "Watching a woman confront the agonies of incest", The Age