Henri Safran (born 7 October 1932) is a Paris-born director who worked extensively in Australia. He worked in French television, then in Britain, before moving to Australia in 1960 to work with the
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. He became an Australian citizen in 1963 but returned to England in 1966 to work on British television. He returned to Australia again in the mid-1970s.
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 306.][Margaret Smith, "Henri Safran talks about Norman Loves Rose", ''Cinema Papers'', October 1982 p409 -412]
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Jenny
Jenny may refer to:
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A Season in Hell
''A Season in Hell'' (french: Une Saison en Enfer}) is an extended poem in prose written and published in 1873 by French writer Arthur Rimbaud. It is the only work that was published by Rimbaud himself. The book had a considerable influence ...
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A Sound of Trumpets
''A Sound of Trumpets'' is a 1964 Australian drama directed by Henri Safran.
Premise
A family want to adopt a refugee boy.
Cast
*Nigel Lovell
* Henry Gilbert
*Peter Wagner
*Mark McManus
* Philippa Baker
* Janice Dinnen
Reception
''The Sydney ...
'' (1964) (TV movie)
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Storm Boy'' (1976)
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Listen to the Lion'' (1977)
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Golden Soak
''Golden Soak'' is a 1979 Australian-British mini series about an English mining engineer who travels to Australia. It was based on the 1973 book of the same title written by Hammond Innes.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970- ...
'' (1979) (mini-series)
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Norman Loves Rose
''Norman Loves Rose'' is a 1982 Australian comedy film.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p330
Plot summary
A 13-year-old Jewish boy (Norman) develops an obsession for ...
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Bush Christmas
''Bush Christmas'' (also known as ''Prince and the Great Race'') is a 1983 Australian Christmas drama film and a remake of a 1947 film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Ralph Smart and Mary Cathcart Borer. The film marked actress ...
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The Edge of Power
''The Edge of Power'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Henri Safran.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p49
References
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Australian thriller films
1987 films
Films dir ...
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The Rogue Stallion
''The Rogue Stallion'' is a 1990 Australian television film about a wild horse. It was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure Series''. It was also released in the United States by Feature Films for Families.
Plot
Anna Peterson (Beth Buchanan) ...
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Flair'' (1990) (mini-series)
References
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Australian film directors
1932 births
Living people
French emigrants to Australia
Naturalised citizens of Australia