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Tag Archives: Australia
La spagnola (2001) Steve Jacobs, Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolomé
Lola, a hot-blooded Spaniard, is deserted by her husband for a cool and calculating Aussie blonde. Read More »
Bliss (1985) Ray Lawrence, Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones
Harry suffers a heart attack and has a near-death experience that changes his outlook on life. Read More »
Noise (2007) Matthew Saville, Maia Thomas, Carole Browne, Kent Clifton-Bligh
The community reels after an incident on a suburban train. Read More »
Proof (1991) Jocelyn Moorhouse, Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe
Black comedy about a blind man, Martin, who takes photographs as “proof” Read More »
Death in Brunswick (1990) John Ruane, Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke
Carl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. Read More »
The Blood of Heroes (1989) David Webb Peoples, Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Delroy Lindo
A post-apocalyptic world provides the backdrop for a brutal, futuristic game resembling football. Read More »
Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984) Esben Storm, Peter Bensley, Graham Kennedy, Nell Campbell
Stanley, a lovable eccentric, is sent by his father to a Sanatorium to make him ‘normal’. Read More »
Paradise Found (2003) Mario Andreacchio, Kiefer Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Alun Armstrong
Paris, 1880. Paul Gauguin is a successful financier. He lives in Paris with his wife Mette and their four children. Read More »
Erskineville Kings (1999) Alan White, Marty Denniss, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Wholley
Barky, a lost soul of 25, returns from the Australian cane fields to his hometown, inner-city Erskineville. Read More »
On the Line (1984) José Luis Borau, David Carradine, Scott Wilson, Victoria Abril
A Border Patrol Agent is determined to catch his old nemesis Read More »
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) Paul Cox, Keanu Kapuni-Szasz, David Wenham, Jan Kleinejan
The true story of the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers. Read More »
Ginger Meggs (1982) Jonathan Dawson, Garry McDonald, Ross Higgins, Gwen Plumb
The escapades of Ginger Meggs, local larrikin. He’s trying to win the heart of Minnie Peters Read More »
Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) Bruce Beresford, Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan
A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village Read More »
Evil Angels (1988) Fred Schepisi, Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain. During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia Read More »