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The awful truth (1979)
At Hyma Brotherhood headquarters, Kate Davis (Chantal Contouri) is told by Mrs Barker (Shirley Cameron) and Dr Gauss (Henry Silva) that she is the descendant of Hungarian ‘vampire queen’ Countess Elizabeth Bathory. [read more]
The Christmas pudding affair (1986)
Grandma (Gwen Plumb) is woken up by cooking smells and knows intuitively that it’s her son-in-law stealing a march on her by starting the preparations for the Christmas pudding. She rushes into the kitchen to stop him, but is disarmed ... [read more]
Making a go of it (1979)
There’s a whole mob of Prices – which is just as well, as it takes lots of hard labour to work a cattle station. [read more]
The Barossa Valley (1983)
Strolling around his winery, Hermann Thumm talks to the filmmaker, telling the story of how he founded the successful vineyard Chateau Yaldara after the Second World War when he emigrated to the Barossa Valley in South Australia. German winegrowers remain ... [read more]
Fez Please (c1935)
A short silent documentary made by the Owen Brothers about Melbourne’s fast-disappearing cable trams. [read more]
Hey Sista! (2001)
Fourteen-year-old Lisa Canavada (Phaedra Nicolaidis) struggles to find her place in the world after her father, Remo (Michael Futcher), has an accident and forces her to change schools. Her agony is compounded when her hair turns curly when all she ... [read more]
Nostalgia for the land (1996)
Showing clips from Dad and Dave (1938) and The Hayseeds (1933), Miller describes how Ken G Hall’s films created the character of the humorously naive country bumpkin. [read more]
The Ginnane factor (2008)
American director Quentin Tarantino cites Antony I Ginnane as the leading producer of Australian exploitation movies. Ginnane and others involved in his film Snapshot (1978) discuss its marketing in the US, where it was released as The Day After ... [read more]
The grinding stone (2001)
Reggie Camphoo Pwerl and Donald Thompson Kemarre tell us about what Indigenous people used to carry with them when they travelled everywhere on foot – the main tool being the grinding stone. Images show the grinding stone being used to ... [read more]
Wandjina! – Episode 5 (1966)
Two boys – Bruce (David Yorston) and Donald (Mark McManus) – are missing in the bush. Anne (Jacki Weaver) and Linda (Juliana Allan) take Anne’s father (Brian James) and the local police sergeant, Tom Hicks (Bob Haddow), to where Bruce, ... [read more]
Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977)
Len (Bryan Brown) and his wife Barbara (Kris McQuade) have separated after he beat her in a drunken rage. Len tries to woo her back, with a series of letters, but Barbara has her doubts. Whatever happens, she does not ... [read more]
Yanks Down Under (1983)
This documentary, made in 1983, profiles some Americans who have made Australia their home, and become successful in the entertainment business. It features people like Don Lane, Marcia Hines and theatre director Hayes Gordon. [read more]
Inheriting the earth (1988)
Now a widower, Richard Eastwick’s (Hugo Weaving) son, David (Peter Phelps), had gone to fight in the First World War over his father’s objections. He is killed in action and Richard is heartbroken that he will no longer have an ... [read more]
The first Uluwatu afternoon (1972)
In Bali, a pair of young surfers has found a new break. This is some of the first footage of Uluwatu, a now legendary surf spot in Bali, with 14-year-old Steven Cooney from Narrabeen surfing alongside former US Champion Rusty ... [read more]
Patineur Grotesque (1896)
This short piece of actuality footage shows a man in costume on rollerskates performing a comic act for a gathering crowd. [read more]
‘The dingo’s got my baby!’ (1988)
At a camping ground near Uluru (Ayers Rock), Lindy Chamberlain (Meryl Streep) witnesses a dingo carrying her baby Azaria from a tent. Michael Chamberlain (Sam Neill) begins a search in the darkness. [read more]
‘Remember … Cadbury’s Milk Tray’ (1955)
This clip contains two 30-second advertisements for Cadbury’s Milk Tray chocolates. In the first, a young couple going to a show make the evening romantic with the purchase of Milk Tray chocolates. The second shows a male and female ... [read more]
Crowd near the grandstand (1896)
This clip shows the crowd at what is probably the Melbourne Cup during the Spring Carnival of 1896. The gathered crowd stroll through the shot while the Flemington Racecourse grandstand can be seen in the background. [read more]
Parade for the Inauguration (1901)
This clip shows part of the official parade for the Inauguration of the Commonwealth on 1 January 1901 as it passes through the temporary gate built especially for the occasion in Hyde Park, Sydney. [read more]
Shaking the Establishment (2002)
Max has been found guilty and sentenced to death. His appeal to the High Court has also been rejected, on the grounds that the court cannot entertain new evidence. At a city watering hole, David O’Sullivan (Robert Carlyle) and Helen ... [read more]
