Bonjour Balwyn
Clip 1: ‘Smutty but sharp’
3 min 6 sec
Taken from the feature Bonjour Balwyn (1971)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
Availability of the complete title
Curator’s clip description
After only three issues of Bolo, Kevin Agar (John Duigan) is struggling to pay even the printer. Back in the office, his friend (Alan Finney) says he is willing to write on any topic. Another (John Romeril) has composed a jingle for the magazine. Kevin sings it as they crack open some ‘brown bombers’ (beer) in the office.
Curator’s notes
The film’s comedy is gently satirical, verging on recessive, but there are moments of more overt mirth – like the office singalong – which look as if they may have been spontaneous.
Paul Byrnes, curator
