Sympathy in Summer
# Sympathy in Summer

Sympathy in Summer is a 1971 film directed by Antony I. Ginnane when he was a 19-year-old university student. It was partly financed by Melbourne University Film Society and was heavily financed by the films of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Alain Resnais.

## Premise

Lenny is a young womanising university student who is not as confident as he appears. He recalls his relationship with his girlfriend Anne and imagines Carlton as a Bohemian Paris.

## Cast

* Connie Simmons as Anne Benton
* Vincent Griffith as Lenny Marshall
* Tony Horler as the other man
* Robin Wells as the perfect woman
* Pam McAlister as Candy
* John Caust
* Marlene Schulenberg
* Leon Boyle

## Production

The film was shot in 1968 but not released until 1971 by which time Ginnane had established himself as a distributor. It only received a limited release.

## Legacy

The film is markedly different in genre from the movies Ginnane would later make when he became a producer.

Footage from the movie appeared in the documentary Carlton + Godard = Cinema (2003).

