Departure (1986)

Based on the highly acclaimed play by Michael Gurr, 'A Pair of Claws', it revolves around a couple who have been married for more than 30 years. Although there is a great mutual warmth between them, they are both aware that a gulf exists between them. Their son, Simon, is involved in a scandal and to preserve his career Simon must publicly denounce his father.

Date of release
1986-01-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Brian Kavanagh

Casting

Interesting facts

Departure is a 1986 Australian film directed by Brian Kavanagh.

Production

Brian Kavanagh said he was originally offered to edit the film and then was asked to direct when the original director left. In an interview, he said, "The producers were hopeful of producing a series of Australian plays on film, similar to the American Film Theatre Programme. A good idea actually. Pity it never took off."

Kavangh said the film was "a few days away from shooting at a location in Eltham when we discovered the producers had no money. The project was shut down and I took legal action against them. Not so much as to gain my contracted salary, but I was seriously annoyed at people who had no film experience, who came into our industry and created havoc."

A year later the producer secured finance and filming started in Hobart in part because the owner of a local film studio invested in the film. Kavanagh said, "During the down time, I restructured the script with Michael Gurr to open it out as much as I could from the one location, setting the elderly couple who were about to be involved in a political scandal, to a 'no man’s land' in a hotel, prior to leaving the country." It was shot in Hobart a…

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