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Title |
Year |
Director |
Your thoughts |
Votes |
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Ghosts of the Civil Dead |
1988 |
John Hilcoat |
Disturbing...not for the violence but the undercurrent running through it. An intelligent film that says a lot with subtlety. |
1 |
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Hotel Sorrento |
1995 |
Richard Franklin |
Not a bad little film. Has it's place. |
0 |
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Tim |
1979 |
Michael Pate |
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0 |
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Thank God He Met Lizzie |
1997 |
Cherie Nowlan |
Richard Roxburgh, Frances O'Connor and Cate Blanchet in the main roles. Cate won the AFI for best supporting actress. A beautiful film about relationships, ones that really mean something to you and the people you end up with. |
0 |
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In Search of Anna |
1978 |
Esben Storm |
This is a road trip that shifts time from past to present to unfold the story in a non linear fashion. It had a memorable soundtrack, beautiful images of Australia as they followed the Pacific Highway and it stood out from the usual period pieces of the time. I wish it were released on DVD but as it was never a box office 'hit' I doubt it will ever be. |
1 |
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Mouth to Mouth |
1978 |
John Duigan |
It was a good cult movie |
0 |
| |
Sirens |
1994 |
John Duigan |
Clear blue skies, lovely landscapes, beautiful people, all filmed in sumptuous colour. Plus the toffee-nosed Englishman gets what's coming to him. Enough to cheer up anyone's day. |
0 |
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Travelling North |
1987 |
Carl Schultz |
Brilliant evocation of old bufferdom |
0 |
| |
Swimming Upstream |
2003 |
Russell Mulcahy |
Great film about a dysfunctional family. Geoffrey Rush is great! |
2 |
| |
Bitter and Twisted |
2008 |
Christopher Weekes |
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1 |
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The Coolangatta Gold |
1984 |
Igor Auzins |
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1 |
| |
Mr Reliable |
1996 |
Nadia Tass |
This movie is very much in the vein of recent Aussie successes such as The Castle, and Muriel's Wedding - movies that take pride in the dry, wry, and laconic Aussie perspective on life. It had all the basic ingredients of a fun flick, charm, humour, good characters, bit of romance, and an interesting plot with a clever ending. |
0 |
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Ground Zero |
1987 |
Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson |
Interesting story as it portrays the secrecy and cover-up of issues concerned with nuclear testing in Australia. |
0 |
| |
Angel Baby |
1995 |
Michael Rymer |
Great performance from the lead actors. |
1 |
| |
Australia |
2008 |
Baz Luhrmann |
It touches my heart and history; it connects the past with the present and allows us, as a nation, to move forward - if the critics will cease their chatter and let it heal us. This is the story I have been waiting to be told since I was a small child and experienced the divide between town and country, between one skin colour and another. |
9 |
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Russian Doll |
2001 |
Stavros Kazantzidis |
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1 |
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Walking On Water |
2002 |
Tony Ayres |
Depicts recognizably Australian and rarely seen gay experiences and emotions; authentically moving, surprisingly beautiful. |
1 |
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Manganinnie |
1980 |
John Honey |
Satisfies all the senses and tears at your heart...features the most beautiful place in the world on the east coast of Tasmania, and the melancholy cello of Peter Sculthorpe. A bleak and sad story. |
0 |
| |
Siam Sunset |
1999 |
John Polson |
Quirky, funny, touching, original and beautiful film. A great social study of the passengers on Whippet Tours. |
2 |
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Till Human Voices Wake us |
2002 |
Michael Petroni |
This gentle film is a warm but sad tale about an adolescent's first love, loss and reconciliation. Beautifully filmed, a good script and great cast, esp the two young leads, it is quite slow in the telling but well worth the time. |
1 |
