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‘A kingdom of night-time pleasures’ (2001)

English writer Christian (Ewan McGregor) recalls his great love for Satine (Nicole Kidman), a courtesan at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in bohemian Montmartre. [read more]

Indefinable moods (2001)

A series of abstract symbols and recognisable images – such as sky, grass and a house – metamorphose against the backdrop of a colourful Australian landscape. [read more]

‘Life is beautiful’ (1991)

Marta (Sheila Florance) is dying. She has locked the door on her son and the landlord, but she allows Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska) into the flat. Anna gives Marta a dose of morphine, rather than see her taken back to hospital. ... [read more]

’You could even pass for a blackfella’ (2001)

After bonding over afros and basketball Lisa (Phaedra Nicolaidis) and Marlene (Maria Tusa) devise a plan for Lisa to play on the All Blacks basketball team. The girls win the game and Lisa is in high spirits but still can’t ... [read more]

‘A chance to be a mother’ (2001)

Vanessa and Michael and their family and friends grieve over the death of their newborn baby Layla. [read more]

Rabbit census (1955)

CSIRO officers from the Wildlife Survey Section conduct a census on rabbit numbers in their field experiment enclosure c1955. [read more]

Romeo and Juliet (1928)

Romeo slays Tybalt in a street fight, but then is banished. Juliet (George Browne) laments at the news and seeks the Friar Lawrence’s help. The final tragedy unfolds as Juliet lies ‘dead’ only to be discovered by a distraught Romeo ... [read more]

Three dancers (1898)

This clip features a lead dancer in mask and two Dari headdress dancers in the Malu-Bomai Ceremony. [read more]

Childhood influences (2003)

John Macumba talks about his childhood experiences and his burgeoning interest in media that came from listening to the radio. [read more]

‘Cyclone Tracy’ (2010)

This clip tells the story of Cyclone Tracy, a painting by Rover Thomas produced in 1991. [read more]

Tom Tiddler’s Ground (1991)

Maeve (Maeve Dermody) balances on the seesaw at Tom Tiddler’s Ground. Humpty Dumpty’s moment of balance and the egg riddle are invoked, as Beatrice (Anne Louise Lambert) and the Narrator (Gillian Jones) talk about Beatrice’s newly discovered understanding of purgatory. ... [read more]

Science, technology and research (1962)

This television advertisement highlights General Motors Holden’s research and training programs, apprenticeships, cadetships and scholarships, and the contribution they make to help Australia 'meet the challenge of the times’. Explanatory voice-over narration accompanies footage of workers and researchers in factories, ... [read more]

Auteur (1999)

Footage of a group of bikers riding and interviews with Sandy Harbutt in 1998 and 1973 are intercut with black-and-white and colour footage. Harbutt explains how he was able to get the numbers of bikies for the funeral scene in ... [read more]

‘You think I’m cheap’ (1972)

Pete and Elly have been missing for two days, since the picnic. Clyde (John Wood) and Mara (Kate Fitzpatrick) talk about whether they have just run away. Clyde thinks that Mara’s desire to do the same is irresponsible. Mara decides ... [read more]

Meeting (1981)

A story about an event that occurred in 1933 is introduced. A meeting takes place where the story about an Aboriginal man accused of stealing a bullock is told. The group of people begin to negotiate who will play what ... [read more]

Wet markets, Penang (1970)

Typical scenes at an open wet market in Penang, Malaysia, include men carrying and weighing baskets of fish; hawker stalls and vegetable sellers; and the pedestrians, cars, bicycles and trishaws which fill the streets. The clip ends with a man ... [read more]

Science for bureaucrats (1961)

At Mawson base on the Antarctic coast, the new men settle into their tasks, gathering vital weather information to send back to Australia. The radio room operates 16 hours per day, communicating with home base via Perth, Western Australia. A ... [read more]

Medicine (1930)

This clip shows Balinese men and women lining up for, and receiving, injections from a foreign medical worker. A female nurse provides assistance and keeps the line moving. [read more]

‘Murder suicide’ (2002)

At the club, Barry (Bryan Brown) and Darcy (Sam Worthington) shift the bodies of two men that Barry has just shot. Detective Sergeant Ray (Sam Neill) arrives. The policeman is Barry’s main paid fixer of problems. Back in the outback ... [read more]

An amazing rescue (2006)

Captain Larsen’s rescue boat, The Antarctic, sank in the ice off Antarctica in 1902. His crew of 21 built a hut to live in until they were themselves rescued a year later. They were forced to eat penguins to stay ... [read more]

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