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Seeing clearly (2011)
The bed-bound Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) is starting to rally after her stroke, buoyed by the thought of seeing her grown children later in the day. Basil (Geoffrey Rush) and Dorothy (Judy Davis) have both arrived in the country but ... [read more]
‘The embodiment of evil’ (1989)
Joseph Mueller (Max von Sydow) and his daughter, Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater), watch a current affairs television programme. During an interview with reporter Paul Jamieson (Nicholas Bell), Holocaust survivor Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake) claims Joseph is in fact Franz Kessler, ... [read more]
‘Tell the past of the future they’ve made’ (1985)
Mike (Daniel Cordeaux) and Katrin (Rebecca Rigg) arrive on the island, but Katrin is very sick. Mother Teresa (Jeanie Drynan) tells Mike that she knows he comes from the past and that he will have to go back. But Mike ... [read more]
‘The Lettes of Willow Glen’ (1978)
Using still photographs, personal narration, quoted correspondence and music, the early 20th century history of the maternal side of the filmmaker’s family is detailed. [read more]
The role of the public servant (1970)
Dr HC Coombs, the great Australian public servant and advisor to six Australian prime ministers, talks about whether it’s possible to be an entirely neutral public servant. [read more]
The Hun’s Xmas wail (1915)
This clip begins with the Cartoons of the Moment title card featuring a kangaroo and lion. Cartoonist Harry Julius is shown sketching at his notepad against an ocean background. A headline from the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger newspaper reads ‘Germany is ... [read more]
The getaway cars (1986)
Malcolm (Colin Friels) shows Frank (John Hargreaves) his version of a getaway car, gleaned from watching television shows. Frank takes the opportunity to make an unofficial withdrawal at a bank, but is completely taken aback when Malcolm shows him what ... [read more]
Preparing for the eclipse (1922)
As the crucial hour approaches, members of the scientific expedition prepare their telescopic and scientific equipment to view the solar eclipse. They check the lenses, position mirrors, place slides, and test shutters. Intertitles explains the approach of the eclipse and ... [read more]
History of the TPO service (1985)
This clip uses stills from Australia Post’s extensive photographic collection to trace the early history of cooperation between the postal and rail services. Using New South Wales as the example, it goes on to explain how changes in communications technologies ... [read more]
‘Flame trees will blind the weary driver’ (2005)
With his heroin supply dried up, Lionel goes into severe withdrawal and begs Tracy (Cate Blanchett) to buy him some heroin. She is appalled, but she does it, buying heroin on the street for the first time since she gave ... [read more]
The hunt (1980)
Two brothers take to the water in a small boat. They crash through the ocean in search of the dugong. [read more]
The Baker brothers (1984)
At the site of Beth’s wrecked car, Jake Cullen (Bill Kerr) senses his ‘old friend’ (the razorback) has returned. Jake is given a hostile reception by Benny Baker (Chris Haywood) and brother Dicko (David Argue) when he asks questions about ... [read more]
‘Shoot straight’ (1973)
Voice-over accompanied by still photos details the judicial process leading to the execution of 'Breaker’ Morant and Peter Hancock – Australian soldiers attached to the British Army in the Boer War 1899-1902. A re-enactment of the execution is well ... [read more]
Bill the housewife (1996)
Bill Lew and his wife and children talk about the effect on the family when Bill lost four restaurants in the 1990–91 recession. Bill was ashamed by his inability to provide for his family but his children were more resilient ... [read more]
Building the ‘iron horse’ (1925)
This clip begins with the iron frame of the steam engine being lowered down onto its base, guided by workers standing below. A series of dissolves into close shots detail the men tightening bolts and securing fittings onto the cylindrical ... [read more]
The Holy City (1944)
Daily life in the streets of Jerusalem unfolds as it has for centuries. Muslims, Jews, Christians – from pilgrims to Bedouin tribesman – mingle in the narrow alleyways and open-air markets. Jews from all over the world pray at the ... [read more]
‘The Magic Pudding’ illustrations (2004)
Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding is one of our best-loved children’s books and the central character one of our great Australian antiheroes. [read more]
The trauma of Bali (2004)
A split-screen shows images of the Bali bombings memorial service in Canberra in October 2002 and Brian Deegan, who lost his son Josh in the bombings. As the images of the memorial service unfold on the left of screen, Deegan ... [read more]
‘Optimism wears out with your boots’ (1938)
John Ainsworth (Lloyd Hughes) has been out of work for months when he runs into two old university acquaintances. They take a drink at a city bar, where a man selling shoelaces approaches. Joe Larkin (Alec Kellaway) is actually an ... [read more]
The dyeing begins (2005)
The women – Kitty, Mother Molly, sister Dorothy, Grandmother Mercia and Marrfurra – sit in the grass stripping the palm leaves. The preparation of dyes begins with the grinding of roots which are first washed, scraped and then pounded with ... [read more]
