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Malpractice
Malpractice
Directed by	Bill Bennett
Written by	Bill Bennett
Produced by	Tristram Miall; Bruce Moir
Starring	Caz Lederman
Cinematography	Steve Arnold
Edited by	Denise Hunter
Production; company	Film Australia
Release dates	1989 (Cannes); 12 September 1990 (Australia);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$900,000

Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]^[1]

Plot

A child is born with brain damage and the mother decides to sue the doctor for malpractice.^[3]

Cast

Caz Lederman as Coral Davis
Bob Baines as Doug Davis
Ian Gilmour as Dr. Frank Harrison
Pat Thomson as Sister Margaret Beattie
Charles Little as Dr. Tom Cotterslow
Dorothy Alison as Maureen Davis
Janet Stanley as Sister Diane Shaw

Production

The movie was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was filmed using hand held cameras. The actors improvised their parts based on detailed research and had real people in supporting roles as professionals,^[4]^[5] Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films.^[6]

Reception

Marke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun gave it 4 stars and says "Bennett never manipulates our emotions with melodrama; the sight of a tiny infant going into a brain scan machine is devastating enough."^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Childs, Kevin (25 May 1989), "Aussie smiles at Cannes", The Age
^ "Festival de Cannes: Malpractice". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103
^ Schembri, Jim (6 September 1990), "Trauma of a nightmare birth", The Age
^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212
^ "Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today accessed 17 November 2012
^ Andrews, Marke (8 December 1989), "Trauma of a nightmare birth", The Vancouver Sun

External links

Malpractice at IMDb

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[Cannes-1] Childs, Kevin (25 May 1989), "Aussie smiles at Cannes", The Age

[festival-cannes.com-2] "Festival de Cannes: Malpractice". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

[3] Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103

[4] Schembri, Jim (6 September 1990), "Trauma of a nightmare birth", The Age

[stratton2-5] David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212

[bennett-6] "Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today accessed 17 November 2012

[7] Andrews, Marke (8 December 1989), "Trauma of a nightmare birth", The Vancouver Sun

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