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form y separately published work icon Matching Jack single work   film/TV  
Alternative title: Love and Mortar
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Matching Jack
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Life seems idyllic for Marisa until her son is suddenly diagnosed with leukaemia following a soccer match. After trying to contact her husband David, who is interstate at a conference, she becomes aware that he has been involved in an affair - one of many. The only possibility of a cure is if David has had a child from one of his many flings that is a bone-marrow match, so Marisa tracks down the women he might have had affairs with to see if any might have had his child. Meanwhile, Jack befriends Finn, a young Irish boy in the next bed who has been travelling the world with his father, Connor. Initial disdain turns to mutual respect as both Marisa and Connor find their own ways to deal with their respective sons' illnesses.

Notes

  • Working title: Love and Mortar
  • The promotional trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3-aWetTFiM (Sighted: 19/10/2012)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

"Film is the Art Form of Today" : An Interview With Nadia Tass Isabella McNeill (interviewer), 2017 single work interview
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , June no. 83 2017;
No Regrets About Jack Jim Schembri , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 2011; (p. 4)
And the AFI Award Goes To... Leigh Paatsch , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 December 2010; (p. 46)
Crime Film Scoops AFI Award Pool Vicky Roach , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 October 2010; (p. 22)
Tear Jerker with Melbourne Charm Jake Wilson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 August 2010; (p. 23)

— Review of Matching Jack Lynne Renew , David Parker , 2010 single work film/TV
Theatre of Operations Luke Davies , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , August no. 59 2010; (p. 66-68)

— Review of Matching Jack Lynne Renew , David Parker , 2010 single work film/TV
Double Agent David Stratton , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 17)

— Review of Matching Jack Lynne Renew , David Parker , 2010 single work film/TV
The Heartbreak Kids Sandra Hall , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 21)

— Review of Matching Jack Lynne Renew , David Parker , 2010 single work film/TV
Untitled Tom Ryan , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 August 2010; (p. 23) The Sun-Herald , 22 August 2010; (p. 8)

— Review of Matching Jack Lynne Renew , David Parker , 2010 single work film/TV
A Touching, Charming Tale Cris Kennedy , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 August 2010; (p. 33)

— Review of Matching Jack Lynne Renew , David Parker , 2010 single work film/TV
In Her Element Michael Bodey , 2010 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 July 2010; (p. 6-7)
A Sweet Homecoming Emma Spillett , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 12 August 2010; (p. 35)
Matching Jack actress Jacinda Barrett talks about coming home and her role in the film.
Life Renewed : Save Son and See the World Damien Murphy , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 August 2010; (p. 12)
Stories Drawn from Real Life Gaynor Flynn , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 August 2010; (p. 8-9)
'Young Brando' Delves Far Beyond the Script Philippa Hawker , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 17 August 2010; (p. 16)
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