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عائلةالسنة1986المدة1h 33mIMDb5.8

Playing Beatie Bow

عائلةخياليأُحجِيَّة

A discontented Sydney teenager travels back in time to 1873, whilst watching an old fashioned children's game.

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الإعلان الترويجي

طاقم العمل

DC

Donald Crombie

Director

Imogen Annesley

Abigail Kirk

Peter Phelps

Judah

Peter Phelps

Robert

MP

Mouche Phillips

Beatie Bow

Nikki Coghill

Dovey

Moya O'Sullivan

Granny

Don Barker

Samuel

LR

Lyndel Rowe

Kathy

BS

Barbara Stephens

Justine

DJ

Damian Janko

Gibbie

PS

Phoebe Salter

Natalie

SC

Su Cruickshank

Madam

HS

Henry Salter

Swanton

JE

Jo England

Doll

EC

Edward Caddick

Legless

Edwin Hodgeman

Sir

Glenn Boswell

Parrot

RB

Richard Boué

Fidge

MR

Michael Read

Blackie

PG

Peter Gawler

Writer

RP

Ruth Park

Writer

التعليقات

10 تعليق

اسامه رمضانMay 29, 2023

source: Playing Beatie Bow

सुरेन्द्र शर्माMay 26, 2023

Tolou Anne MireilleMay 23, 2023

I read the book in year 6 or 7 (1989/90) and we went on an excursion to Sydney to see some of the filming locations around The Rocks. We also watched the movie, and I do NOT remember it being like this! It's a hilarious, shocking, wild ride. Surely our school didn't let us watch some of these scenes at that age? I'm now going to have to reread the book to see how faithful the movie is to it - not very... surely?! The "modern" setting was a nice nostalgia trip. It was entertaining, at least; I'll give it that!

Kiki❦May 23, 2023

This is an entertaining fantasy, especially for children but with enough to interest teenagers and adults. The story is from Ruth Park's popular book and veteran director Donald Crombie re-creates old Sydney town, as Abigail has adventures in colonial Sydney while she tries to get home to the present day. Imogen Annesley does a good job as Abigal, and Mouche Phillips is also good as the young girl from the mystical Bow family who gained special Elf powers some generations previously in the Orkney Isles. It's an exciting romp with all the usual time-travel fascination.

samrawit getenetMay 23, 2023

I like the bit at the end with the Coca Cola ad where they roll on a giant blow up coke can.

raviyadav93101May 23, 2023

It's Australia, today. (Well, the mid 80's... when the film is set you numskull.) A strangely dressed, barefoot little girl watches some kids playing a game outside, but doesn't join in herself. This attracts the attention of a teen called Abigail, who, being the good sort she is, decides to see if she can help her. Alas, one touch of this young lady's hand sends the two spiraling back in time to the 19th century... and that's when all the inanity starts. Such a shame. Playing Beatie Bow has such a strong setup, and usually I LOVE time travel movies. But watching these costumed freaks chewing up the scenery with their awful dialogue, in what looks like a school play reproduction of the era is not compatible with my idea of fun. Not to mention the incoherent plot about mysticism. But the real kicker here is a love story between Abigail and a bland sideburned 'hunk'. This abrupt union is so arbitrary, so tacked-on that even Mills & Boon might hesitate is include it in one of their trashtastic seaside page-turners. It gets more tedious and ridiculous by the second... So by the time Abigail decides to save a little baby bird and a chest full of clothes by throwing them out of the window of a burning house rather than escaping herself, you should be past caring.The germ of a good idea was here, but as long as you choose to cut back on the budget for historical accuracy, and make the decision to populate your motion picture with a bunch of old hams rather than anyone with any vestige of intelligence, you're going to fail. Miserably. 3/10

Hemaanand SambavamouMay 23, 2023

I wanted to read this book by Ruth Park for a long time and finally got around to listening to it, we watched the movie after listening to the book. The book was great and we really enjoyed it, but various changes from the book mean that the movie is a silly, sappy 1980's teen romance (it kept bringing Blue Lagoon to mind for me, which I admit I did enjoy when it came out but I was a lot younger then and I have never bothered to watch it since), and the acting wasn't good enough to bring it up to being a decent movie. I felt they completely missed the point by making it an '80s movie and it definitely makes the movie seem very dated now, I borrowed the movie and I am very glad I didn't buy it because watching it once was more than enough.

👑ملكة وصفات تيك توك 👑May 23, 2023

Ruth Park's classic Australian book is here given a slightly insipid but enjoyable adaptation. Abigail (Imogen Annesley) is not quite as gutsy and stoic as in the novel, and a few accents are a little shaky, but visually the movie is very true to the book. The squalor of 19th Century Sydney's slum areas are vividly brought to life, using real-life locations that still exist today. Watch the movie - but give the book a look too.

Eudes koicyMar 13, 2023

source: Time Games

RashminMar 13, 2023

source: Playing Beatie Bow

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