Snapshot

Angela is a teenage hairdresser living under the strict eye of her puritanical mother. When a friend working in modelling encourages her to try fashion photography and runway work, Angela discovers she has a talent for it and soon earns far more than her old job ever paid. The money brings nights out at the city's discos and a growing circle of admirers, but it also strains life at home, and her mother eventually throws her out. At the same time, a man in an ice-cream van begins following her around the city, and the attention of one of her ex-boyfriends turns into something more threatening.

Released in 1979, Snapshot was the first feature Simon Wincer directed. He went on to make twelve more films, with Phar Lap arriving in 1983. Sigrid Thornton plays Angela, with Chantal Contouri as her friend Madeline, Robert Bruning and Vincent Gil among the men circling her, and Denise Drysdale and Jon Sidney in supporting roles. Chris de Roche and Everett De Roche wrote the screenplay, and Antony I. Ginnane produced the Australian production.

The film's ratings reflect a modest reputation rather than a strong following. On IMDb it holds 5.4 out of 10 from 897 votes, while on TMDB it has 5.5 out of 10 from 22 votes, suggesting it is better known to viewers with an interest in Australian genre cinema of that era than to a wider audience.