| Martine | |
|---|---|
 Ad in The Age 1 Nov 1961 | |
| Written by | Wal Cherry |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Christopher Muir |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1 November 1961 (1961-11-01) (Melbourne, live)[1] |
| Release | 27 December 1961 (1961-12-27)(Sydney, taped)[2] |
Martine is a 1961 Australian television play directed byChristopher Muir in Melbourne.
It was based on a play byJean-Jacques Bernard.
In France, a young peasant girl Martine is secretly in love with Julien, a sophisticated man, even though he has a wife Joanne, who Madame Mervan arranged for him to marry. Alfred courts Martine but she rejects him.
The play was long in the repertoire of the Comedie Francaise and director Chris Muir said it required tender and delicate handling.[3]Annette Andre said she enjoyed working with Muir "he was very intelligent and more experienced. He wasn’t easy, but he could get a performance out of an actor."[4]
TheSydney Morning Herald said Parslow's "fine acting gave" the production "a touch of excellence that it otherwise could not hope to attain" calling the story "poignant, tender and slight."[5]
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