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Bonjour Balwyn is a film of genre Comedy directed by John Duigan with John Duigan
Bonjour Balwyn (1971)
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Add to a movie listBonjour Balwyn is a 1971 Australian independent film directed by Nigel Buesst. It was one of the most notable films of the "Carlton Wave" of filmmaking.
^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p276
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Kevin Agar is a Carlton-based owner of a fledgling magazine who struggles to make ends meet. As his financial situation turns desperate, he finds work assisting a television repair man with repossessions. Agar's parents live in the suburb of Balwyn.Actors
John Duigan
(Kevin Agar)
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