The Day (1960 film)
| The Day | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Finch |
| Written by | Peter Finch Yolande Turner |
| Starring | Antonion Costa |
| Cinematography | John Von Kotze |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 mins |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £5,000[1] |
The Day is a 1960 short film co-written and directed by Peter Finch. It is a fictionalized documentary on a young boy's life on the Spanish island of Ibiza. Music by Sir Eugene Goossens, for string quartet, percussion and flute.
Plot
[edit]A little Spanish boy (Antonion Costa) goes from his village with his donkey and cart to the city to bring the news of the birth of a child.
Production
[edit]Although Finch was best known as an actor, he had worked as a writer and director before, notably on stage. He also helped make the documentary Primitive Peoples (1949).
Reception
[edit]The film won awards at the 1961 Venice Festival of Children's Films, and Cork Festival in Ireland.[2] Finch had hopes to direct a feature film, an adaptation of Derek Monsey's World War II novel The Hero but could not get the finance.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ STEPHEN WATTS (23 April 1961). "BRITAIN'S SCREEN SCENE: Encouraging Survey, Rank's Dossier -- Footnotes on Three Luminaries". New York Times. p. 129.
- ^ Britain, I. M., 'Finch, Frederick George Peter Ingle (1916–1977)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 13 February 2012
- ^ Trader Faulkner, Peter Finch: A Biography, Angus & Robertson London 1979 p 209
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