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Caddie
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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Caddie's Feminist Legacy
The second part of our celebration of Caddie's 40th anniversary, focusing on the feminist legacy of the film.
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Caddie turns 40
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Caddie, a breakthrough feature of the Australian film revival of the 1970s.
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Lorna Lesley on her small role in the film, Caddie (1976)
Seventeen-year-old Lorna Lesley, credited as 'Maudie’s friend’, played a very small role in the film and was given only one line. Despite this, the experience left an enduring impression on the actor...
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Peggy Carter discusses working as the make up artist on the film, Caddie (1976)
Despite its modest budget, Caddie (1976) was also notable for its thoroughly researched and convincing costumes (Judith Dorsman), production design (Owen Williams), hair (Jenny Brown) and make-up (...
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Helen Morse on her starring role in the film, Caddie (1976)
In this excerpt from an oral history recording, Helen Morse discusses her early involvement in the making of the film, the significance of a woman being the central character and the approach Joan...
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Anthony Buckley discusses the film, Caddie
Anthony Buckley AO is a prominent member of the Australian film industry. He edited Age of Consent (1969, starring Helen Mirren and James Mason) and Wake in Fright (1971) before moving into...
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Caddie: The Great Depression
With the country in the grip of the Depression, Caddie (Helen Morse) has to be smarter and quicker than everyone else if she wants to secure a job. She rises before dawn to read the 'situations...
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Caddie: 'Life's a bugger'
Caddie (Helen Morse) calls off her relationship with bookmaker Ted (Jack Thompson), after she is warned off by Ted’s steady girlfriend. At the boarding house where she lives, the landlord and his...
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Caddie: six o'clock swill
Caddie has taken a job in an inner-city hotel, because it pays more than waitressing, but she’s unprepared for the brutal struggle that is the nightly ‘six o’clock swill’. Men crowd the bar to drink...
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