Passionless Moments

1983Short⏱️ 13m

ShortDrama

⭐ 6.9

IMDB Rating

1,074 votes

A collection of everyday awkward and embarrassing moments, each with an uneasy familiarity.

Director

N/A

Writers

Gerard Lee, Jane Campion

Stars

David Benton, Anne Berriman, Alan Brown

Language

English

Country

Australia

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 10

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

👤

David Benton

as Ed Tumbury

👤

Anne Berriman

as Gwen Gilbert

👤

Alan Brown

as Neighbor

👤

Sean Callinan

as Jim Newbury

Paul Chubb

as Jim Simpson

👤

Sue Collie

as Angela Elliott

👤

Haedyn Cunningham

as Board Member

👤

Ron Gobert

as Board Member

👤

Elias Ibrahim

as Ibrahim Ibrahim

👤

Paul Melchert

as Arnold

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Production

Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

A collection of little moments in life that happen to us all, but which we seldom think about

by crculver • 2016-06-13

5/10

"The short PASSIONLESS MOMENTS is one of Jane Campion's student films, made in 1983 during her time at Sydney's Australian Film and Television School. She directs a script written by Gerard Lee consist of ten short vignettes on embarrassing or awkward little moments that happen to everyone at some time or another, but which we seldom think about: a man stretching his arm out accidentally makes his neighbour think that he's waving to him, and thus instigates an awkward interaction between two men who have never even spoken before; a boy who has just bought green beans from the sho..."