
Directing
Rivka Hartman
Known for
Directing
Credits
11 titles
Rivka Hartman began her career as an actor and playwright at La Mama, in Melbourne in the 1970s. She was part of the inaugural year of the Screenwriting Course at the Australian Film Television and Radio School after which she worked as a film and television writer, and film director.
Known for
4.0Dorothy, single and one of the writers of the soap "The True World" hates living alone, but the guys she knows don't appeal to her. Her aunt Esther's attempts to match-make with random men just annoy her. Then she meets an old friend from college who he seems perfect...
Bachelor Girl
1987
NREvery morning Betty tramps alone through the big city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living. But her earnings are meager, and to make things worse, the new security guard, Joe, is trying to confiscate her fiddle. While Betty dreams of fame and fortune, Joe dreams of earplugs – something’s got to give!
The Ballad of Betty & Joe
2008
8.0In this captivating, perplexing portrait of her mother, Dora Bialestock, filmmaker Rivka Hartman explores the wildly contradictory nature of this well-known Melbourne figure.
The Mini-Skirted Dynamo
1996
NRFrances and Dorian live through the last few weeks of their dysfunctional relationship.
A Most Attractive Man
1982
A narcissistic young man comes home from a party after an argument with his girlfriend and relives the event.
The Battle of Mice and Frogs
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NRYoung Sally Shambles is a naive young lady whose readiness for love leads her into a number of predicaments with men, all unsuccessful. She daydreams about her prospects and potential loves, but just can’t seem to get the method right.
Consolation Prize
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Film credits
Behind the camera
4.0Dorothy, single and one of the writers of the soap "The True World" hates living alone, but the guys she knows don't appeal to her. Her aunt Esther's attempts to match-make with random men just annoy her. Then she meets an old friend from college who he seems perfect...
Bachelor Girl
1987
NREvery morning Betty tramps alone through the big city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living. But her earnings are meager, and to make things worse, the new security guard, Joe, is trying to confiscate her fiddle. While Betty dreams of fame and fortune, Joe dreams of earplugs – something’s got to give!
The Ballad of Betty & Joe
2008
8.0In this captivating, perplexing portrait of her mother, Dora Bialestock, filmmaker Rivka Hartman explores the wildly contradictory nature of this well-known Melbourne figure.
The Mini-Skirted Dynamo
1996
8.0In this captivating, perplexing portrait of her mother, Dora Bialestock, filmmaker Rivka Hartman explores the wildly contradictory nature of this well-known Melbourne figure.
The Mini-Skirted Dynamo
1996
8.0In this captivating, perplexing portrait of her mother, Dora Bialestock, filmmaker Rivka Hartman explores the wildly contradictory nature of this well-known Melbourne figure.
The Mini-Skirted Dynamo
1996
NRFrances and Dorian live through the last few weeks of their dysfunctional relationship.
A Most Attractive Man
1982
A narcissistic young man comes home from a party after an argument with his girlfriend and relives the event.
The Battle of Mice and Frogs
—
NRYoung Sally Shambles is a naive young lady whose readiness for love leads her into a number of predicaments with men, all unsuccessful. She daydreams about her prospects and potential loves, but just can’t seem to get the method right.
Consolation Prize
—
NRYoung Sally Shambles is a naive young lady whose readiness for love leads her into a number of predicaments with men, all unsuccessful. She daydreams about her prospects and potential loves, but just can’t seem to get the method right.
Consolation Prize
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