Clay (1965 film)

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.

The film was shot in 1964, with the crew consisting of Mangiamele, a camera assistant and a sound technician. The budget was raised by Mangiamele mortgaging his house and the cast contributing 200 each. Filming started in May and took six weeks, mostly at an artists colony in Montsalvat. Lead actor Janina Lebedew had her voice dubbed by Sheila Florence.In March 1965 the ABC bought the TV rights for 2,600 and the film won to awards for photography at the 1965 AFIs. However it was poorly received at the Sydney Film Festival and Melbourne Film Festival and struggled to get commercial release. ........

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