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TAGGED: The Sentimental Bloke
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The Sentimental Bloke (1919) - Romance at Manly beach

A scene from the NFSA Restores digital restoration of Raymond Longford's 1919 film The Sentimental Bloke, starring Arthur Tauchert and Lottie Lyell.

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The Sentimental Bloke: Q+A with composer Paul Mac by NFSA

In May 2021, the NFSA screened the new digital restoration of The Sentimental Bloke at Arc cinema in Canberra, with a pre-recorded score composed by ARIA award-winning electronic musician

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NFSA Restores: The Sentimental Bloke with score by Paul Mac

The Sentimental Bloke was adapted from CJ Dennis’ 1915 verse novel by Australian film industry power couple: the legendary director Raymond Longford and superstar Lottie Lyell.

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Deep Dive: The Sentimental Bloke – Q&A with Composer Paul Mac

Listen to a Q&A with composer Paul Mac about writing a new score for the NFSA Restores digital restoration of The Sentimental Bloke.

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'The Sentimental Bloke' Film

Despite being one of the greatest Australian films ever made, the 1919 silent movie The Sentimental Bloke was almost lost to the audiences of today. So how was it recovered?

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NFSA Restores: The Sentimental Bloke (1919)

One of Australia’s greatest silent films celebrates its 100th anniversary with a new digital restoration by the NFSA.

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NFSA Restores: The Sentimental Bloke with live Paul Mac score

In  2019, the NFSA restored one of Australia's most famous films from the silent era, The Sentimental Broke (Raymond Longford, 1919).

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Reinventing the Bloke

Assistant Curator Jenny Gall spoke with CJ Dennis biographer Phil Butters, ahead of this week's centenary anniversary of the publication of The Sentimental Bloke.