Peter Kenna's The Good Wife (1987) The Umbrella Woman (original title)

Director:

Ken Cameron

Writer:

Peter Kenna

Release Date:

14 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother. |

Plot Keywords:

Australia | Independent Film

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Rachel Ward	...	Marge Hills
Bryan Brown	...	Sonny Hills
Steven Vidler	...	Sugar Hills
Sam Neill	...	Neville Gifford
Jennifer Claire	...	Daisy
Bruce Barry	...	Archie
Peter Cummins	...	Ned Hopper
Carole Skinner	...	Mrs. Gibson
Clarissa Kaye-Mason	...	Mrs. Jackson
Barry Hill	...	Mr. Fielding
Susan Lyons	...	Mrs. Fielding
Helen Jones	...	Rosie Gibbs
Lisa Hensley	...	Sylvia
May Howlett	...	Mrs. Carmichael
Maureen Green	...	Sal Day
Garry Cook	...	Gerry Day
Harold Kissin	...	Davis - Station Master
Oliver Hall	...	Mick Jones
Sue Ingleton	...	Rita
Robert Barrett	...	Heckler at Bar
Maurice Hughes	...	Sgt. Larkin
Marguerita Haynes	...	Greta
Bill Bader	...	Train Guard
Dick May	...	Waiter
Trevor Thomas	...	Chemist
Philip Wilton	...	Train Porter
Craig Fuller	...	Charlie
Peter Ford	...	Drunk in Bar

Directed by
Ken Cameron

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Kenna

Produced by
Jan Sharp	....	producer
Helen Watts	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Cameron Allan

Cinematography by
James Bartle

Film Editing by
John Scott

Casting by
Liz Mullinar

Production Design by
Sally Campbell

Set Decoration by
Blossom Flint

Costume Design by
Jennie Tate

Makeup Department
Sally Gordon	....	makeup department head
Willi Kenrick	....	hair stylist

Production Management
John-Paul Lucini	....	unit production manager (as Jean-Paul 'Lon' Lucini)
Helen Watts	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Bolles	....	second assistant director
Grant Lee	....	third assistant director
Phil Rich	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ty Bosco	....	storyboard artist
Leah Cocks	....	art department coordinator
Steve Lyons	....	storyboard artist (as Steven Lyons)
Billy Malcolm	....	scenic artist
Dennis Smith	....	construction manager
Ross Wallace	....	model maker

Sound Department
Anne Breslin	....	sound effects editor
Liz Goldfinch	....	dialogue editor
Geoff Krix	....	boom operator
Ben Osmo	....	sound recordist
Roger Savage	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Chris Anderson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Lester Bishop	....	key grip
Shaun Conway	....	best boy
Pav Govind	....	gaffer
Carolyn Johns	....	still photographer
Peter Menzies Jr.	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gabrielle Healy	....	costume assistant
Jenny Miles	....	costume supervisor
Jenny Miles	....	stand-by wardrobe

Editorial Department
Pamela Barnetta	....	assistant editor
Liz Goldfinch	....	assistant editor
Gai Steele	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Maude Heath	....	location manager
Keith Jones	....	steam train coordinator
Therese O'Leary	....	continuity
Gemma Rawsthorne	....	production accountant
Greg Ricketson	....	production consultant
Elizabeth Symes	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Laughing Kookaburra Productions

Distributors

• Alvorada Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Atlantic Releasing Corporation
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digital Audio Studios  music recorded at
• Feast Film Catering  catering
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"The Umbrella Woman" - Australia (original title)
"The Good Wife" - UK (informal short title), USA (informal short title)

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:M | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Laughing Kookaburra Productions

Rachel Ward is incredible

Rachel Ward gives an incredible performance in this movie of a woman so obsessed with a man, that she slowly loses all dignity and her standing in the community. This is a powerful movie but could have been much better if the scene where she sleeps with her husbands brother in the beginning was left out. I really think the movie could be improved if that scene, which has nothing to do with the events that follow, could be edited out. That scene makes Ward's character seem to be a sleaze and only hurts the main story. If you can fast forward through that, you will see a well respected woman who loses everything in pursuit of a real jerk. Oh, how truthful this film is.