Reflections in Dark Glasses (1960)

Directed by

David Cahill

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A television play from 1960 about a person whose life is unraveling. It was broadcast live and later preserved as a kinescope recording.

slow-burntensemelancholicvisually datedintensegrittyarchivalsober

What happens

"Reflections in Dark Glasses" is an Australian television film, or rather a television play, which aired in 1960. It aired as part of Shell Presents, which consisted of monthly presentations of stand-alone television dramas. It was written by Sydney writer James Workman, and is notable as an early example of Australian-written television drama. It was broadcast live in Sydney on 6 February 1960, then recorded and shown in Melbourne. Unlike some Australian television of the early 1960s, the program still exists, as a kinescope recording held by the National Film and Sound Archive. The program was much acclaimed. Filmink called it "a minor gem... visceral, dark, intense – and extremely moving. (It also has the best poster art from any Australian TV play I’m familiar with – kudos to that designer, whoever she or he was.)". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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