A Matter of Convenience

Name: A Matter of Convenience
Released: 1988-02-22
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Deborra-Lee Furness, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Clarke, Kym Amad, Dalibor Satalic

IMDb ID: tt0093511 · Year: 1988 · Rating: 7.2 (22 votes)

Set and mainly shot on location in St Kilda of the late 1980s, this is a loving evocation of a time and environment that may have slipped away. Valma, verging on midlife, wants a baby with her partner Joe, who is a gentle, loving ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesWorldwide: Le prix à payer (new title)
Le prix à payerRelease Date1988-02-22IMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsAustralia
FranceLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfemale frontal nudity
female full frontal nudity
female nudityFilming LocationsMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaProduction CompaniesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Revcom TélévisionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093511/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0093511.jpgUpdated At2025-07-22T12:28:07

Directors

Ben Lewin

Writers

Ben Lewin

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Deborra-Lee Furness | Character: Valma
Actor: Jean-Pierre Cassel | Character: Alphonse Toronto
Actor: John Clarke | Character: Joe McGuiness
Actor: Kym Amad | Character: Fadya
Actor: Dalibor Satalic | Character: Zoltan
Actor: Adriana Frosi-Petersen | Character: Mrs. Toronto
Actor: Cliff Ellen | Character: Chicken Man
Actor: Nick Lathouris | Character: Tom Galacci
Actor: Marion Heathfield | Character: Elizabeth Taylor
Actor: Stephen Parratt | Character: Pritchard
Actor: Kirk Alexander | Character: Registrar 1
Actor: Peter Hosking | Character: Registrar 2
Actor: Mark Little | Character: Roger Purvis
Actor: Stephen Sculley | Character: Immigration officer
Actor: George Kapiniaris | Character: Immigration officer
Actor: Reg Gorman | Character: Repo Man
Actor: Anna Kim | Character: Actress
Actor: Peter Moon | Character: Customer
Actor: Nina Black | Character: Customer
Actor: Rudy Jeanne | Character: Actor
Actor: Vasso Carafillis | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Ben Lewin | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ben Lewin | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Noel Price | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Gordon Gribbin | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Chris Davis | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Barrie Munro | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Colin Gersch | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Gunars Jurjans | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Alexandra Tynan | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Thelma Henson | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Peter Murphy | Role: Production Manager
Name: John Winter | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Ali Ali | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: James Lipscombe | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Adam Howard | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tony Dickinson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Freeman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steven Robinson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Rod Clack | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Mitch Deans | Role: Stunts
Name: Ed McShortall | Role: Stunts
Name: Arch Roberts | Role: Stunts

[Casting Department]
Name: Caroline Elliott | Role: Casting Department
Name: Dina Mann | Role: Casting Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093511/videogallery/

Release Schedule

France: February 22, 1988
Netherlands: August 30, 1991

Awards

Box Office

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