Clay (1965 film)
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Clay is a 1965 Australian drama film
directed by Giorgio Mangiamele
. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
, but it lost to The Knack ...and How to Get It.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Giorgio Mangiamele
Giorgio Mangiamele
Giorgio Mangiamele was an Italian/Australian photographer and filmmaker who made a unique contribution to the production of Australian art cinema in the 1950s and 60s. His films included Il Contratto , The Spag , Ninety Nine Per Cent and Clay...
. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
1965 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*André Maurois *Olivia de Havilland *Goffredo Lombardo *Max Aub *Michel Aubriant *Rex Harrison *François Reichenbach...
, but it lost to The Knack ...and How to Get It.
Plot
Nick is murderer on the run from the police. He finds a remote artists' colony and takes shelter there. Whilst there, he falls in love with a sculptor named Margot.Cast
- Janina Lebedew - Margot
- George Dixon - Nick
- Chris Tsalikis - Chris
- Claude Thomas - Father
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- Deaf-mute - Lola Russell - Mary
- Cole Turnley - Businessman