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Tagged: Australian cinema
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The NFSA is celebrating 25 years of the little Aussie film that became a global smash hit.
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Celebrate the Oscar-winning Australian film icon: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
We're sharing behind-the-scenes photographs of the costumes from the film as well as interviews...
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'There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around | That the colt from old Regret had got away...'
Based on Banjo Paterson's poem of the same name, The Man from Snowy River was a...
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From pampered pooches on parade to clever canines performing tricks, these furry friends know how to entertain.
Our collection of vintage dogs includes feature film and home movie footage dating back...
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Crocodile Dundee remains the most commercially successful Australian film ever made, with Paul Hogan’s iconic Mick Dundee at the heart of the film.
It opened in Australian cinemas on 24 April 1986...
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View behind-the-scenes collection items relating to Caddie, a breakthrough Australian film of the 1970s starring Helen Morse.
Highly successful with critics and audiences, it offers a powerful ...
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Malcolm is a beloved Australian comedy from 1986 about a mechanical genius played by Colin Friels. Directed by first-time director Nadia Tass, the central character of Malcolm was inspired by her...
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From 1879-1914, the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers toured Australia, South-East Asia and Europe showing repackaged and complete versions of the latest special effects, comedy and non-...
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The story behind the photochemical restoration of more than 100 films and fragments in the Corrick Collection, which toured Australia, South-East Asia and Europe between 1897 and 1914.
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A brief survey of Australian horror films from the outback thrillers of the 1970s to the work of the influential creators of Saw and The Babadook.