In Search of Anna (1978)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Esben Storm

Writer:

Esben Storm (written by)

Release Date:

28 July 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Richard Moir	...	Tony
Judy Morris	...	Sam
Chris Haywood	...	Jerry
Bill Hunter	...	Peter
Alex Taifer	...	Tony's father
Ian Nimmo	...	Buzz
Garry Waddell	...	Maxie
Richard Murphett	...	Undertaker
Shuvus	...	Country boy
Lou Brown	...	Country boy
Maurie Fields	...	Bert
Merle Keenan	...	Gossiping woman
Lily Vargersen	...	Gossiping woman
Rick Ireland	...	Man at Crown Street house
Martin Sharp	...	Eternity Man

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Commission, The

One of the first...

IN SEARCH OF ANNA is one of the very first Australian "search for elusive happiness" films which plagued the 1980s. Most of them seem to feature Moir, who makes one of his earlier appearances here as a young man freed after serving 6 years at Pentridge. He wants more than anything to find his ex-girlfriend 'Anna', from whom he hasn't heard for three years, but upon beginning his search he meets a depressed model (Morris) and the two begin a lasting relationship in a desperate search, not for 'Anna' (who was Moir's image of happiness during his time in prison), but for happiness itself. One of the first, but not one of the best, the story is told in two timelines simultaneously, which becomes mildly confusing toward the end and doesn't seem to add much to the finished product. Rating: 63/100. Other Australian "search for elusive happiness" films include: AFRAID TO DANCE (1988), BLISS (1985), BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS (1988), BOUNDARIES OF THE HEART (1988), CITY LOOP (2000), THE CROSSING (1990), DEAD LETTER OFFICE (1998), ERSKINEVILLE KINGS (1999), FEATHERS (1987), FEELING SEXY (1999), FLOATING LIFE (1996), FRAN (1985), FRESH AIR (1999), GOING DOWN (1983), HARD KNOCKS (1980), HEAD ON (1998), HEAVEN TONIGHT (1990), HURRAH (1998), KANGAROO (1986), KISS THE NIGHT (1989), LANTANA (2001), THE MONKEY'S MASK (2000), MOVING OUT (1983), MULLET (2001), NEWSFRONT (1978), ONLY THE BRAVE (1994), THE PLAINS OF HEAVEN (1982), SILVER CITY (1984), STAN AND GEORGE'S NEW LIFE (1991), STARSTRUCK (1982), THE TALE OF RUBY ROSE (1988), WARM NIGHTS ON A SLOW MOVING TRAIN (1988), WINTER OF OUR DREAMS (1981), WITH LOVE TO THE PERSON NEXT TO ME (1987), WRONG WORLD (1986).