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John Ruane (director)
John Ruane (born 1952) is an Australian film director.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 302 accessed 20 November 2012 Select Credits *'''' (1976) *'''' (1984) - cinematographer *'' Hanging To ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland (film)
''Queensland'' is a 1976 film directed by John Ruane and starring John Flaus and Robert Karl. Plot Doug is a factory worker living in Melbourne who dreams of moving from Melbourne to Queensland. He attempts to reconnect with an old flame, Marge, and move to Queensland together. Cast *John Flaus as Doug *Bob Karl as Aub *Alison Bird as Marge *Tom Broadbridge as Mick Production John Ruane says he was inspired by a newspaper article about a slaughterman who killed his de facto wife and then got drunk for two days. He decided to remove the killing aspect, concentrate on the relationship. Ruane: What we were trying to do then, strangely enough, was trying to imitate ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' in reverse and to imitate ''Midnight Cowboy'', a sort of Northcote version of ''Midnight Cowboy'' - not the story, but the fact that they were headed for a dream. Their dream was Miami. Our film was obviously about heading to Queensland... It's about a vanishing breed of Australians. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Of Age (1984 Film)
''Coming of Age'' is a 1984 Australian film.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 29. It is now known as a very hard to find film which is highly sought after by collectors and lovers of Australian films. Seasoned Australian softcore porn actress Angela Menzies-Wills Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ang ... plays the lead role of Angel. References External links * Australian comedy films Films shot in Melbourne 1980s English-language films 1984 films 1984 comedy films 1980s Australian films {{1980s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Together
''Hanging Together'' is a 1985 Australian film about a television reporter Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, e ... who uses an impending marriage as a means to pursue his obsession.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p76 References External links * Australian television films 1985 television films 1985 films 1980s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feathers (film)
''Feathers'' is a 1987 Australian drama film directed by John Ruane. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Ruane says his work on this film got him the job of directing ''Dead Letter Office''. accessed 20 November 2012 Cast * as James * as Bert * as Fran * |
Death In Brunswick
''Death in Brunswick'' is a 1990 Australian black comedy/romance starring Sam Neill, Zoe Carides and John Clarke. It is based on the 1987 comic novel of the same name by Boyd Oxlade. At the APRA Music Awards of 1991, "Death in Brunswick" won Film Score of the Year. Plot Set and filmed in Brunswick, a Melbourne suburb, it deals with a humble chef, Carl (Neill) who gets a job at a sleazy nightclub owned by Yanni Voulgaris (Nicholas Papademetriou). He begins a relationship with the Greek-Australian barmaid, Sophie (Zoe Carides), which soon brings him into trouble with his employers and her strict father. His drug dealing Turkish-Australian co-worker, Mustafa (Nick Lathouris), is beaten up by the Greek-Australian owners. Thinking Carl told them, Mustafa attacks Carl. Carl accidentally stabs and kills him. He calls his friend, Dave ( John Clarke), a grave digger, and they bury Mustafa. This leads to one of the most famous scenes in the film—Dave's idea that they bury the body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Eye, The Sky
''That Eye, the Sky'' is a 1986 novel by Australian author Tim Winton. It follows the young protagonist Morton 'Ort' Flack, as he struggles to cope with life in a small country town after his father is paralyzed in a serious car accident. After his father's accident, Ort is forced to step up and become the 'Man' of an increasingly complicated household. The situation becomes all the more convoluted with the introduction of the mysterious Henry Warburton, a dubious figure who says he has come to help. The story explores the theme of coming of age, and the complicated role religion plays in rural Australian life. Reviews '' The Publishers Weekly'' said of the book, ''"The wrenching story... proves love like Ort's can prevail against hell itself"'' The ''Los Angeles Times'' writes that, ''"The great strength of the novel is in the way the grotesque contrasts and parallels in human life are spread out, examined and accepted."'' Adaptations Film The film adaptation was directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Letter Office (film)
''Dead Letter Office'' is a 1998 Australian film starring Miranda Otto. Plot "After years of having her letters to her estranged father come back as undeliverable, a young woman takes a job at a Dead Letter Office. She hopes to figure out how to locate her father. Unexpectedly, she finds a potential romance and begins to learn more about herself." Cast * Miranda Otto as Alice Walsh * Alicia Banit as Young Alice * Tess Mornana as Young Alice (voice) * Georgina Naidu as Mary Production It was shot in May and June 1997.Michael Kitson, "John Ruane's Sentimental Comedies", ''Cinema Papers'', June 1998 p32-34, 73 References External links *Reviewat Urban Cinefile''Dead Letter Office'' at Oz Movies Australian romantic comedy-drama films PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films Films scored by Roger Mason (musician) Films about postal systems 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Of Lionel's Life
''The Love of Lionel's Life'' is an Australian film for television. It was also known as ''Open Life''. Cast *Matt Day *Alex Dimitriades *Nadine Garner * Steven Vidler *Graeme Blundell *Carol Burns *Heather Mitchell *Chris Betts *Paul Denny *Catherine Miller *Chris Anderson *Jean-Marc Russ Production The film was partly financed by the Film Finance Corporation and screened on Channel Ten. References External links *''The Love of Lionel's Life''at BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ... Australian television films 2000 television films 2000 films 2000s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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