Bachelor Girl (film)

Bachelor Girl is a 1988 Australian TV movie.

Plot
Dorothy Bloom is a 32-year-old single soap opera writer planning a long, quiet weekend in Melbourne. Her Aunt Esther wants her to meet a gynecologist but instead she runs into Karl Stanton, an old friend from uni days.

Cast

 * Lyn Pierse as Dot Bloom
 * Kym Gyngell as Karl Stanton
 * Jan Friedl as Helen Carter
 * Bruce Spence as Alistair Dredge Jr
 * Doug Tremlett as Charles
 * Ruth Yaffe as Aunt Esther
 * Jack Perry as Uncle Isaac
 * Monica Maugham as Sybil
 * Tim Robertson as Grant
 * Mark Minchinton as Gazza
 * Christine Mahoney as Jenny
 * Denis Moore as Bert

Production
It was financed with the assistance of Film Victoria and the Australian Film Commission.

Reception
The TV critic from The Age called the film "wonderfully whimsical. A sort of Aussie Heartburn, it combines liberal helpings of Jewish philosophy and humour, off-beat animation, accelerated footage and delicious satire."