Emma's War (1986)

After the start of WW2, a mother takes her children from Sydney to the countryside.

Director:

Clytie Jessop

Writers:

Clytie Jessop, Peter Smalley

Stars:

Lee Remick, Miranda Otto, Mark Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Remick	...	Anne Grange
Miranda Otto	...	Emma Grange
Mark Lee	...	John Davidson
Terence Donovan	...	Frank Grange
Donal Gibson	...	Hank
Bridey Lee	...	Laurel Grange
Pat Evison	...	Miss Arnott
Grigor Taylor	...	Dr. Friedlander
Noeline Brown	...	Mrs. Mortimer
Rebel Penfold-Russell	...	Miss Gunz (as Rebel Russell)
Mervyn Drake	...	Iceman
Ashley Grenville	...	Brian
Kay Eklund	...	Miss Clewes
Jean Calver	...	Old woman in grog shop
David Cahill	...	Hardmaster of country school

Storyline

After the start of WW2, a mother takes her children from Sydney to the countryside.

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Plot Keywords:

australia | independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Also Known As:

1942: i quindici anni di Emma

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Commission, The, Belinon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last movie for Lee Remick.

User Reviews

The slowest and most erratic picture I can remember

I like Australian movies. They are alive. But Emma's War is a failure. They never made up their mind about whose war they were portraying; Emma's or her mother's. There are many stories in it and it ends with no story. The initial sequences at the Teosophic School are completely pointless and soon forgotten. The episode of Emma's mother and the US sailor has feeling and good performances. But when the family decides to go to the country, the picture becomes a shambles, and a new story emerges, that of the conscientious objector. Did Australia really treat its conscientious objectors as traitors? Anyhow, this third episode is the only one that has any connection with the movie's title. And it is left unresolved. A very fine performance by Lee Remick (how beautiful she still is!), and a very interesting one by the lovely Miranda Otto is all I would save from what is, besides, the slowest and most tiresome picture of recent years.