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| Breaking Through | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jackie McKimmie |
| Written by | Nick Enright |
| Produced by | Richard Mason |
| Starring | Deidre Rubenstein Tony Barry Noni Hazlehurst |
| Cinematography | Steve Mason |
| Music by | Alistair Spence |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Breaking Through is a 1990 Australian docudrama TV film about Cathy Ann Matthews (a pseudonym). It tells her story of how when in her 40s she started experiencing memories of being abused as a child. It is based on he book of the same name.
Cast
- Deidre Rubenstein - Ann
- Tony Barry - Rob, Ann's husband
- Noni Hazlehurst - Therapist
- Julie Hamilton - Clare, Ann's sister
- Alice Ansara - Young Ann
- Cathy Ann Mathews - self
- Gabrielle Mason - Sarah, Ann's daughter
- Hugh Keays-Byrne
Reception
John Mangan of The Age wrote "the documentary is all the more powerful for his understated approach." Barbara Hooks, also of The Age, says "'Breaking Through is a powerful, unremitting film. As documentary, it is distinguished by the candor of its content and the creativity of its delivery. And as drama it is involving, moving and ultimately life affirming."
References
- Mangan, John (19 July 1990), "Breaking through the veil of a terrorised childhood", The Age
- Harvey, Robyn (23 July 1990), "Coming to terms with child abuse", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Dempsey, Shelley (10 June 1990), "TV re-enacts a woman's ordeal", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Mangan, John (19 July 1990), "Hope for the abused child", The Age
- Hooks, Barbara (25 July 1990), "Watching a woman confront the agonies of incest", The Age