Episode 1
Film critic David Stratton reveals how Australian film-makers gained the confidence to create and tell their own stories for cinema.
Much-loved film critic David Stratton tells the fascinating story of Australian cinema, focusing in on the films that capture this idiosyncratic nation with drama, emotion and humour.
David played a pivotal role supporting film-makers and helping them to find audiences both locally and abroad. He rose to fame co-hosting a movie review show with Margaret Pomeranz, which the nation religiously tuned in to for almost 30 years.
In this first episode, we learn how Aussie film-makers gained the confidence to tell their own stories with the boldness of Picnic at Hanging Rock and Mad Max, the global success of Crocodile Dundee and Shine, the flamboyance of Strictly Ballroom and the raw authenticity of Samson and Delilah.
The series takes us on a thrilling journey across Australian cinema's most moving moments and unforgettable scenes and into the heart of the stories portrayed on the big screen that helped shape a nation鈥檚 idea of itself.
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Music Played
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John Paul Young
Standing In The Rain (Scott's Sinful Solo (Medley))
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David Hirschfelder
La Cumparsita/Tango Please (Medley) (Album Version)
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John Paul Young
Love Is In The Air (Ballroom Mix)
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Charley Pride
A Sunshiny Day
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Hirschfeld, David
The Polonaise
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David Helfgott, Orchestra, Ricky Edwards
Hirschfelder: Did He Win?
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David Helfgott
Flight Of The Bumble Bee
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Antonio Vivaldi
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
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Ricky Edwards
Goodnight Daddy
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | David Stratton |
Director | Sally Aitken |
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