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Screen cap from promotional trailer
form y separately published work icon Summerfield single work   film/TV   horror   thriller  
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Summerfield
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'The mysterious disappearance of a school teacher leads to the exposure of a reclusive family living at Summerfield, an island estate. Unfolding events lead to tragedy in the quiet town.'

Source: NFSA

Notes

  • The trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgwyttRrDe4 (Sighted: 15/6/2012)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Clare Beach Films , 1977 .
      person or book cover
      Screen cap from promotional trailer
      Extent: 95 min.p.

      Holdings

      Held at: National Film and Sound Archive (aka ScreenSound Australia)
      Note:
      Archived material relevant to this work is available at the National Film and Sound Archive.
Form: screenplay
  • Appears in:
    form y separately published work icon Four Scripts Cliff Green , South Yarra : Hyland House , 1978 Z75143 1978 selected work film/TV South Yarra : Hyland House , 1978 pg. 41-117
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Works about this Work

Gothic Definitions : The New Australian "Cinema of Horrors" Jonathan Rayner , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 25 no. 1 2011; (p. 91-97) This paper examines ‘ the pervasive presence of horror materials, in both thematic and stylistic terms, within the Australian feature film industry from its re-establishment at the end of the 1960s to the present.’ (p. 91)
'Summerfield' : Pat Lovell's New Film - A Modern Mystery Thriller Deidre Nolan , 1977 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 11 May 1977; (p. 60-61)
Gothic Definitions : The New Australian "Cinema of Horrors" Jonathan Rayner , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 25 no. 1 2011; (p. 91-97) This paper examines ‘ the pervasive presence of horror materials, in both thematic and stylistic terms, within the Australian feature film industry from its re-establishment at the end of the 1960s to the present.’ (p. 91)
'Summerfield' : Pat Lovell's New Film - A Modern Mystery Thriller Deidre Nolan , 1977 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 11 May 1977; (p. 60-61)
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Last amended 29 Aug 2022 15:41:19
Ken Hannam
Subjects:
  • Coast,
  • Western Port Bay area, Victoria,
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