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Don's Party

Director: Beresford, Bruce
Year: 1976
Type: Film
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Synopsis

On federal election night in 1969, Don and Kath Henderson (John Hargreaves and Jeanie Drynan) host a party, to celebrate what they expect will be a Labor victory after 20 years of conservative government. Most of their friends vote Labor. As the television results dash their hopes, the men devote their energies to drinking and debauchery with the younger women, while their wives and girlfriends scowl. There are punch-ups, match-ups, feel-ups and knock-backs as disappointment takes over from hope. — Australian Screen

Narrative Locations

Don's house, Sydney, Sydney region, New South Wales  

Temporal setting: 25 October 1969

Location notes:

Don and Kath's house is located in an unidentified suburb of Sydney's North Shore. This is distinct from the theatrical version from which this film was adapted, which features Melbourne's suburb of Lower Plenty as the narrative setting. Coordinates have been given here for Chatswood in Sydney's North Shore and are approximate.

Shooting Locations

Windam Place, Westleigh, Sydney region, New South Wales

Don's house was on-location in Windam Place in the outer Sydney suburb of Westleigh.




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