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‘He was a womaniser’ (1985)
In dramatic re-enactment Harold Holt (Phillip Ross) is talking to Jack, a fisherman. By chance Holt meets his friend Marjorie Gillespie (Maureen Edwards). In the documentary interview, Holt’s widow, Dame Zara Bate, recalls her husband’s womanising ways. [read more]
Before white people (2005)
Black-and-white photographs of the two Nanas when they were younger women, with babies in arms. The sequence of photographs with voice-over tells us of the first time they ever saw white people. [read more]
Heroic deeds (1928)
Billy has saved a fellow recruit from drowning, so his commander gives him a reward, a history book Australia and the World War, written by SH Perry. Billy becomes absorbed, reading before lights out in his bunk beside his best ... [read more]
‘It’s mine’ (1970)
Alice (Jessica Ball) and her friend Simon (Darren Jones) watch through the window as Detective Sergeant Mackay (Leonard Teale) and Senior Detective Barnes (George Mallaby) arrive to talk to Alice’s father Temple (Bryan Niland) about 'Jennifer’, her pet human skull. [read more]
‘Everyone has to do it, Alex’ (1994)
Alex (Elena Mandalis) comes to pick up Vicki (Dora Kaskanis) from home, after a big party the night before. Vicki’s father (George Harlem) tells his daughter to tie her hair back and close her jacket. It’s clear that she’s afraid ... [read more]
‘A place to live’ (2006)
Against a background of postwar optimism and a public mood for social change, Bob Mathews and Ken Coldicutt make a film about Melbourne’s housing shortage, A Place to Live (1950). [read more]
Elijah finds love (1983)
Delie (Sigrid Thornton) is aware that Creeping Annie (Judith Massey) the maid and Elijah (Cliff Ellen) the farmhand are always at odds with one another, but one day Annie reveals an unsuspected talent. As a result, the couple decide to ... [read more]
A threatening stranger (2009)
Fiona (Radha Mitchell) and Ben (Joel Edgerton) are visiting a Hindu temple. As they watch a woman praying to the goddess of fertility and motherhood, Ben is approached by Scarlett (Isabel Lucas), a beautiful young woman who knows him from ... [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]
‘Where’s Manny?’ (1991)
Pearl (Lynette Curran) confronts Alexandra (Agnieszka Perepeczko). Pearl accuses Alexandra’s star boxer, Manny (Tibor Gyapjas), of beating up her brother Bobby (Paul Goddard). As the argument intensifies, Manny arrives. [read more]
‘A very friendly fellow’ (1973)
The Homicide team question friends of Buddy Rand (Fred Cullen) in an attempt to discover what he knows about the robbery. Inspector Lawson (Charles Tingwell) and Detective Sergeant Barnes (George Mallaby) question Buddy’s employer. Senior Detective Kelly (John Stanton) and ... [read more]
Culture clash (2009)
Fiona (Radha Mitchell) and Ben (Joel Edgerton) have just arrived in Kolkata. They are faced with travel stress (a lost suitcase) and culture clash (Indian beggar children) before their driver Krishna (Samrat Chakrabarti) arrives and they can leave the airport. ... [read more]
The fighting Alibrandi women (1999)
Michael Andretti has saved Josie (Pia Miranda) from a ticklish situation at school, after she broke another girl’s nose with a school book. At home, Christina (Greta Scacchi) upbraids her daughter for turning her father into a hero. Christina and ... [read more]
Bad news (1996)
Mayor Larry Hand is sweating on the numbers he will need to be re-elected as mayor. After a meeting with another councillor, his chances look even worse. [read more]
’Dearest, I love you’ (1929)
The love of Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) for Lee Travers (Josef Bambach) is undermined by Paula’s feelings of remorse over her activities as a thief. [read more]
The taverna in the desert (2004)
It’s the opening night of one of Australia’s most isolated restaurants. We’re at the new premises of the Greek Taverna owned by Anastasios and Maria Kiossos, known locally as Tom and Mary. And it’s a Greek restaurant to cross the ... [read more]
The Darcy family (1981)
The Darcys are an unusual family. They are extremely wealthy and yet they live the tough and hard-working life of real outback battlers. Nevertheless, the family makes light of chores and there’s a real warmth between all of them. [read more]
The most popular tractor in the state (1937)
This silent black-and-white clip from an Imperial Tractors cinema advertisement opens with an intertitle that tells us what we are about to see. A line of Imperial Tractors motor in single file to the railway line where they are then ... [read more]
‘That’d be Anderson Valley’ (1985)
Becker (Eric Roberts) asks Frank (Max Giilies) and Fred (Paul Chubb) why Coca-Cola is not sold in Anderson Valley. Terri (Greta Scacchi) says an independent soft-drink maker controls the market. [read more]
One last job (2002)
The brothers enjoy a breakfast at Bondi after being released from prison. Mal (Damien Richardson) and Dale (Guy Pearce) enjoy Shane’s (Joel Edgerton) food after he refuses to eat it: the chips are not straight enough. They suit up and ... [read more]
