Re-working material from his first novel, “Hide and Seek” (1973), and folding this into a prismatic blend Read More »
Tag Archives: Australia
The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) Gillian Armstrong, Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox
Vicki returns to her elder sister Beth’s house in Australia after an affair in Italy. Read More »
Blackeyes (1989) Dennis Potter, Michael Gough, Carol Royle, Nigel Planer
Blackeyes is an attempt to explore “what does go on between men and women in their heads Read More »
The Back of Beyond (1954) John Heyer, Tom Kruse, William Henry Butler, Jack the Dogger
A documentary film which follows a mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track in the Outback. Read More »
The Wonderful World of Dogs (1990) Mark Lewis, Bruce Marquette, Harold Scruby, Lyn Lyman
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DOGS explores the myths, the obsessions Read More »
Sleeping Beauty (2011) Julia Leigh, Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie
Lucy is a university student who is working a number of jobs. She volunteers at a research lab Read More »
Suburban Mayhem (2006) Paul Goldman, Emily Barclay, Steve Bastoni, Laurence Breuls
Why does a 19 year-old girl plot to kill her own father? Katrina Skinner is stuck in suburbia Read More »
Undercover (1983) David Stevens, Geneviève Picot, John Walton, Michael Paré
True story set in the Roaring Twenties Sydney about the rise of Berlei Read More »
Crosstalk (1982) Mark Egerton, Gary Day, Penny Downie, Brian McDermott
A computer genius is confined to a penthouse after a car accident, with only a nurse to look after him. Read More »
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) Peter Weir, Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt
Guy Hamilton is a journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent. Read More »
Children of the Revolution (1996) Peter Duncan, Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham
Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Read More »
Sweetie (1989) Jane Campion, Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos
Based solely on a tea leaf reading, superstitious and introspective Kay believes she Read More »
South Solitary (2010) Shirley Barrett, Miranda Otto, Marton Csokas, Essie Davis
Set in 1928, Meredith is a 35 year-old unmarried woman who arrives Read More »
Phar Lap (1983) Simon Wincer, Tom Burlinson, Judy Morris, Martin Vaughan
Phar Lap, the legendary Australian racing horse, is as well-known today for his mysterious Read More »
Emoh Ruo (1985) Denny Lawrence, Joy Smithers, Martin Sacks, Philip Quast
Emoh Ruo is a 1985 Australian comedy film about a young couple finally move Read More »