Australasian Cinema: women's films

Women and Australasian cinema

After [the McDonagh sisters'] last film in 1933 ... no woman was to make another major feature film in Australia until Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career in 1979. Jane Mills, 2001: 181.

Women and Australasian cinema: inclusive filmography

This list mainly includes all Oz and NZ feature films directed by women; but a few more are included for other reasons, such as: they have a female name in the title, or they're written or produced by a significant woman, or they're about a significant woman, real or imaginary. In some cases, I'm just guessing that the name is that of a female.

Amy (Nadia Tass, 1998) prod. Nadia Tass, David Parker; wr. David Parker; dp David Parker; Rachel Griffiths, Alana de Roma, Ben Mendelsohn, Nick Barker, Kerry Armstrong, Jeremy Trigatti, William Zappa, Sullivan Stapleton, Torquil Neilson, Mary Ward, Susie Porter; little girl won't speak after the sudden death of her father - but she will communicate in song; young girl ceases to speak as a result of family trauma: her father, a rock musician, dies on stage as she watches

Angel at my Table, An (Jane Campion, 1990) NZ; based on autobiographies of Janet Frame: To the Island, Angel at my Table, Envoy from Mirror City); Kerry Fox; made as a three-part mini-series, but also screened as a feature; 158 min.

Apartments (Megan McMurchy, 1977) short; Australian Film and Television School, 10 min. Jeune Pritchard, Sandy Edwards, Michael Snelling, depicts relationships of people living in an apartment block

At Uluru (Corinne Cantrill, 1977) experimental; 80 min.

Audacious (Samantha Lang, 1995) wr. Samantha Lang, Australian Film Television and Radio School, 26 min. short; Dee Smart, John Polson, Aden Young; Stella, a young married woman is distraught because of the lack of passion her husband, Tom, shows towards her; she tries everything, a psychologist, videos, fantasies, but when her husband finally realises the problem and responds she is taken aback

Audition, The (Anna Campion, 1989) short film featuring Jane Campion and her mother Edith, who is auditioning for a role in An Angel at my Table; in the finished product, Edith plays the high school English teacher Miss Lindsay, who gives a rousing classroom recitation of Tennyson's 'Excalibur' that enthralls Janet

Aurelia Steiner Melbourne (Marguerite Duras, 1975) experimental; 40 min.

Aussie Rules (Barbara Chobocky, 1993) documentary

Australian Dream (Jackie McKimmie, 1987) [at this time - of her first feature film - she was spelling her name "Jacki"]; Noni Hazlehurst, Graeme Blundell, John Jarratt; comedy; 86 min.

Aya (Solrun Hoaas, 1991) Eri Ishida, Nicholas Eadie, Chris Haywood, Tim Robertson; the husband of a Japanese war bride expects her to become Australian; 92 min.

Bachelor Girl (Rivka Hartman, 1987) aka Once Upon a Wedding; Kym Gyngell; comedy; 86 min.

beDevil (Tracey Moffatt, 1993) avant-garde trilogy of ghost stories, first major feature from an Aboriginal director, Tracey Moffatt; 'Mister Chuck', 'Choo, Choo, Choo'; 'Lovin' the Spin I'm In'; 90 min.

Beggars' Opera Cafe, The (Victoria Fisher, 1998) comedy; 90 min.

Beginner's Luck (Jane Oehr, 1984) segment of On the Loose

Belinda (Pamela Gibbons, 1988) would-be ballerina works as showgirl; repressed lesbianism - according to Scott Murray

Berlin Apartment, The (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill, 1987) experimental, 120 min.

Better Than Sex (Jonathan Teplitzky, 2000) wr. Jonathan Teplitzky; Susie Porter, David Wenham; comedy/romance; after a one-night stand a couple is faced with the terrifying possibility of what they really want; Toronto 2000, 85 min.

Beyond the Glass Ceiling (Jane Campion, 1994) Ronin Films, VHS, 100 min.: sd., col., 1/2 inch; three short films by Jane Campion: 'Peel', 'A girl's own story', 'Passionless moments'; as well as 'The lead dress', 'Excursion to the bridge of friendship', 'Crack in the curtains', 'Just desserts'

Big House, The (Rachel Ward, 2001) short, wr. Rachel Ward; AFI best fiction short 2001; 24 mins, 35mm; Tony Martin, Gary Sweet, Kick Gurry, dop Toby Oliver

Big Steal, The (Nadia Tass, 1990) wr. David Parker with Max Dunn, dp David Parker; Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Steve Bisley, Marshall Napier, Damon Herriman, Angelo d'Angelo, Tim Robertson; romantic comedy, revenge fantasy (aka Marc Clark van Ark, Mark van Ark)

Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces (Gillian Armstrong, 1988) documentary: three girls growing up

Black Chicks Talking (Leah Purcell) doco; Deborah Mailman, Kathryn Hay, Rosanna Angus, Tammy Williams, Cilla Mallone. "... even if there's nothing revolutionary in it, the doco presents the issues through people, and with great sensitivity. The honesty is balanced with fun, but the darker edginess is what makes it compelling." Andrew Urban.

Black Harvest (Bob Connolly & Robyn Anderson, 1992) documentary

Blindman's Bluff (Rachel Ward) short

Blindsight (Kathryn Millard) her current project, 2003 (not completed?)

Blowing Hot and Cold (Marc Gracie, 1989) prod. Rosa Colosimo; comedy, thriller

Bread and Roses (Gaylene Preston, 1993) NZ; drama; Genevieve Picot

Breathing Under Water (Susan Murphy Dermody, 1992) review by Adrian Martin in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 333

Brides of Christ (Ken Cameron, 1991) TV mini-series

Broken Highway (Laurie McInnes, 1993) wr. Laurie McInnes, prod. Richard Mason; Aden Young, Claudia Karvan, Bill Hunter, Dennis Miller, David Field, Norman Kaye; b/w; wide screen; Starland; review by Adrian Martin in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 379

Caddie (Donald Crombie, 1976) wr. Joan Long, prod. Anthony Buckley; Helen Morse, Takis Emmanuel, Jack Thompson, Jacki Weaver, Melissa Jaffer, Ron Blanchard, Drew Forsythe, Kirrili Nolan, Lynette Curran, June Salter, John Ewart, John Gaden, Jane Harders, Phillip Hinton, Mary Mackay, Lucky Grills, Robyn Nevin, Simon Hinton, Marianne Howard, Pat Everson, Carmel Cullen, Brian Nyland, Willie Fennell, Les Foxcroft, Jack Allen

Cathy's Child (Donald Crombie, 1979) Eastman colour, 35 mm, 90 minutes, producers: Pom Oliver, Errol Sullivan and Dick Wordley for C. B. Films, screenplay: Ken Quinnell, from novel by Dick Wordley, dp Gary Hansen, composer: William Motzing, design: Ross Major, editor: Tim Wellburn; Bryan Brown, Alan Cassell, Arthur Dignam, Michele Fawdon, Willy Fennell; Cathy (who is Maltese) wants her child returned after the father (he is Greek) has taken her (the child) out of the country; review by Jan Epstein in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 29

Celia (Ann Turner, 1989) Rebecca Smart (Celia), Nicholas Eadie, Maryanne Fahey, Victoria Longley, William Zappa; set Melbourne 1957

Channeling Baby (Christine Parker, 1998) NZ

Charlotte Gray (Gillian Armstrong, 2001) Cate Blanchett as a British agent in occupied France

Cheaters, The (Paulette McDonagh, 1930) wr. Paulette McDonagh; Marie Lorraine [Isabel McDonagh], Josef Bambach, Arthur Greenaway

Cheek to Cheek (Beth Armstrong, in production 2000) wr. prod. Beth Armstrong, line producer Lisa Lloyd, dp Tom Gleeson, ed. Martin Connor, pd Barnaby Hobbs, costumes Penny Mackie, composer Alyson Newman; Melissa Jaffer, Tina Bursill, Maggie Blinco, Georgina Naidu, David Hoey, Julie Herbert; fresh, humorous and uplifting story about a journey by a 73-year-old woman after the death of her husband, made in support of The International Year of Older Persons

Christmas Cake, The (Katey Grusovin) short

City Loop (Belinda Chayko, 2000) wr. Stephen Davis; drama; Toronto 2000; broadcast free to air c. 2002/3.

Come by Chance (Lara Dunston, 1992) review by Raffaele Caputo in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 334

Cradle Song (Gilly Coote, 1977) short; wr. ed. Gilly Coote, Australian Film and Television School; Michele Fawdon; young woman, at home in the traditional wife/mother role, offered the opportunity to sing again, finds the decision a difficult one to make; 17 min.

Crazy Richard (Katrina Mathers & Dean Francis, 2003) 64 min., video; Richard Viede, Katrina Mathers & Dominic McDonald, Bonnie Smith; "Another child star who fucked up"; mockumentary, satirical comedy in look at the contemporary star-making machine

Crush (Alison MacLean, 1992) NZ; dp Dion Beebe

Dalkeith (Leigh Sheehan, 2001) 'an old people's home races a greyhound and a whole new world opens up' Lynden Barber, 'Let slip the dogs', The Weekend Australian, 31 March-1 April 2001, Outtakes, Arts: R23; Metro, 136: 46-47

Dallas Doll (Ann Turner, 1993) Sandra Bernhard, Victoria Longley, Frank Gallacher, Jake Blundell, Rose Byrne

Dating the Enemy (Megan Simpson Huberman, 1996) Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan

Dawn! (Ken Hannam, 1979) biopic of Dawn Fraser

Daydream Believer (Kathy Mueller, 1992) Miranda Otto, Martin Kemp, Gia Carides, Kerry Walker, Brian Blain. Review by Karl Quinn in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 335

de Vils' tas Mania (Di Nettlefold, 1992) aka Three Cornered Island; drama

Dead End (Iren Koster, 1998) thriller

Death in the Afternoon (Sarah Ducker) wr. Sarah Ducker, prod. Jan Chapman and Leisl Hillhouse, finance AFC, prod. Prospero Pictures; experimental feature film about the disintegration of the artist Brett Whiteley and the personal shipwrecking of creative spirit; in production 2000

Deeper Than Blue (Sandra Sciberris, 2003) prod. Kate Whitbread, dp Greg Paris; Colin Friels, Genevieve Picot, Bruce Myles, Robert Taylor, Gabriel Strangio; young boy is rushed to hospital unconscious: when he wakes, he can't remember anything - not his name nor how he got there; moving story, full of hope and compassion, from first-time writer-director

Dirty Laundry (Suzanne Brwon, 1998) 75 min.

Dogwatch (Laurie McInnes, 1999) prod. Richard Brennan; Steven Vidler, Russell Kiefel, John Brumpton, Joel Edgerton, Richard Carter, John Alansu, Yew Glynn; 100 min.

Don't Call me Girlie (Andree Wright & Stewart Young, 1985) documentary, 68 min., contribution made by women to the Australian film industry; preview on the tape of Broken Highway, which was released 1993

Emma's War (Clytie Jessop, 1988) Lee Remick (Anne Grange), Miranda Otto (Emma Grange), Mark Lee (John Davidson), Terence Donovan (Frank Grange), Donal Gibson (Hank), Bridey Lee (Laurel Grange), Pat Evison (Miss Arnott), Grigor Taylor (Dr Friedlander), Noelene Brown (Mrs Mortimer); "story of a young girl's rites of passage", Rolando Caputo in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, 2nd edn, OUP/AFI/Cinema Papers, Melbourne: 248

Envy (Julie Money, 1999) aka Snowdrop (?); wr. Jeff Truman, original screenplay Trevor Shearston, dp Graeme Wood; Linda Cropper, Anna Lise Phillips, Jeff Truman, Scott Major, Abi Tucker, Wade Osborne; thriller; 83 min.; screened Toronto 1999; business woman and mother Kate (Cropper) tracks down Rachel (Phillips), the woman responsible for her home being invaded and her son molested

Eucalyptus (Jocelyn Moorhouse) pre-production 2004, novel Murray Bail; Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, possibly also Jack Thompson, Hugo Weaving, Roy Billing; man wants to grow every species of Australian eucalypt (not completed)

Facing the Music (Bob Connolly & Robyn Anderson, 2001) documentary

Far Paradise, The (Paulette McDonagh, 1928)

Feeling Sexy (Davida Allen, 1999) Susie Porter (Vicki Myers), Tamblyn Lord.

Felicity (John D. Lamond, 1979) prod. John D. Lamond, Russell Hurley, Krystal Motion Pictures; wr. Felicity Robinson; dp Garry Wapshott; ed. Russell Hurley; Glory Amen, Joni Flynn, Jody Hansen, Chris Milne, Marilyn Rodgers

Film for Discussion (Sydney Women's Film Group, 1974) documentary

Finding Joy (Billie Dean, 2002) wr. Billie Dean, prod. Andrew Einspurch; Billie Dean, Janet Watson Kruse, Andrew Einspruch; comedy (with music); set against the backdrop of the folk music scene in an arty country town, the film celebrates universal themes of friendship, low self-esteem, love relationships, and the joy of dogs; premiere 27 September 2002, Brisbane, Ausfest 2002; general release 9 October 2003; screened digitally on DV: 'looks to be the first widely released, digitally screened film in Australia' (findingjoy.com)

First Contact (Robyn Anderson & Bob Connolly, 1982) documentary, New Guinea

First Year (Barbara Chobocky, 1980) short; prod. Barbara Chobocky; Tresillian child development series, A.F.I. Distribution; 'The baby in arms' shows three families with babies at three, seven and eleven months, highlights the father's role and shows the importance of his relationship to the baby in the first year; 18 min.

Fistful of Flies (Monica Pellizzari, 1996) Dino Panozzo, John Lucantonio, Tasma Walton, Maria Vanuti, Anna Volska, Rachael Maza

Flesh on Glass (Ann Turner, 1981)

Floating Life (Clara Law, 1996) not held by MuLib; Clara Law [born Macau, she came to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996] has also made some interesting films, Farewell, China (1990) probably the pick of them; her work is saturated with themes of displacement, and she herself now lives and works in Australia, where she made Floating Life (1996). Bill Mousoulis, http://www.innersense.com.au/senses/contents/2/some.html

For Love or Money (Megan McMurchy, Margot Nash, Margot Oliver, Jeni Thornley, 1983) documentary

Fourteen's Good, 18's Better (Gillian Armstrong, 1981) documentary; girls growing up

Fran (Glenda Hambly, 1985) Barron Films; Bush Christmas Productions; Noni Hazlehurst loses her children as wards of the state due to her failure as a mother; funded partly by the WA Film Council and shot in Perth

Gap, The (Christina Andreef, 1994) short; wr. Christina Andreef, prod. Helen Bowden, Australian Film Institute [distributor]; from dawn one morning until dawn the next day a man in deep despair tries to end his life by jumping off the Gap; cops are sent to talk him down; he outdoes them in his dignity and his courage; 18 min.

Georgia (Ben Lewin, 1989) aka Difficult Woman; Judy Davis; photographer; investigation of murder; see Jonathan Rayner 2000: 51-53; Paul Kalina, Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, 2nd edn, OUP/AFI/Cinema Papers, Melbourne: 276; mystery thriller; 90 min.

Gino (Jackie McKimmie, 1994) Nick Bufalo (Gino Pallazetti), Zoe Carides (Lucia Petri), Bruno Lawrence (Joe Pallazetti), Rose Clemente (Rosa Pallazetti), Nico Lathouris (Rocco Petri); 'Gino Pallazetti's life is simple; he's in love with Lucia [Zoe Carides], and his career as a stand-up comedian is about to take off' - Murray 1995

Girl (Peter Thompson, 1993) comedy

Girl From the Family of Man, The (Michael Thornhill, 1970) short; dp Russell Boyd, wr. Frank Moorhouse; 28 min.

Girl from the Outback, The (Aust Life Biograph Co, 1911) drama

Girl of the Bush, A (Franklyn Barrett, 1921)

Girl Who Met Simone de Beauvoir in Paris, The (Richard Wherrett, 1980) short, wr. Frank Moorhouse, prod. Richard Brennan, dp Geoff Burton, camera op Gill Leahy, ed. Stewart Young; Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Judy Morris, Anna Volska, John Clayton, Peter Carroll, John Sherrin, Nancye Hayes, Katrina Foster, Brandon Burke; 23 min.

Girl's Own Story, A (Jane Campion, 1983) short; 27 min.

Goddess Of 1967, The (Clara Law, 2000) dp Dion Beebe; Rose Byrne; director Clara Law started shooting c. November 1999; the story of a Japanese man who comes to Australia to buy his dream car was filmed in Sydney, Lightning Ridge and Tokyo; screened Toronto 2000

Gretel (Gillian Armstrong, 1973) short, AFTRS

Gulpilil: One Red Blood (Darlene Johnson, 2002) documentary, wr. Darlene Johnson, broadcast Channel 2 2030 11 December 2002

Hammers over the Anvil (Ann Turner, 1993) wr. Peter Hepworth, Ann Turner, novel Alan Marshall, dp James Bartle, prod. Ben Gannon; Charlotte Rampling, Russell Crowe; pov is that of a crippled boy (based on novel by Alan Marshall, who had polio)

Hard Knocks (Don McLennan, 1980) Tracy Mann, Bill Hunter, Kirsty Grant

Head On (Ana Kokkinos, 1998) aka Loaded; prod. Jane Scott; Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis; novel by Christos Tsiolkas; review by Mark Sinker, Sight and Sound, November 1999: 46; 104 min.

Heatwave (Phillip Noyce, 1982) wr. [Mark Stiles, Tim Gooding] Marc Rosenberg, prod. Hilary Linstead, dp Vincent Monton, ed. John Scott, music Cameron Allan; Judy Davis (Kate Dean), Richard Moir (Stephen West), Chris Haywood (Houseman), Bill Hunter (Duncan); 'the events in the film recall the life and disappearance of a Sydney activist-journalist, Juanita Nielsen, whose life also obliquely provided the background to ... The Killing of Angel Street ...' (Geoff Gardner, in Murray 1995: 101); political thriller

Helen's War (Anna Broinowski, 2004) documentary, convinced that the War on Terror is escalating the global nuclear arms race, firebrand anti-nuclear campaigner Dr Helen Caldicott embarks on an explosive, funny, fearless crusade through post-911 USA, tracked by her niece Anna Broinowski, in this documentary which screens on SBS on Thursday 1 July 2004 and at the Valhalla Cinema in Glebe until the end of June 2004

High Tide (Gillian Armstrong, 1987) prod. Sandra Levy, wr. Laura Jones; Judy Davis rediscovers abandoned child Claudia Karvan, who has been brought up her grandmother, Jan Adele; Frankie J. Holden is an Elvis impersonator, Colin Friels the love interest; family melodrama; 100 min.

Hildegarde (Di Drew, 1999) Hildegarde is a duck

History of Australian Cinema 1896 to 1940 (Alan Anderson, Joan Long, Keith Gow, 1964, 1964, 1979) documentary

Holy Smoke (Jane Campion, 1999) Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Tim Robertson

Hotel Sorrento (Richard Franklin, 1995) wr. Richard Franklin, Peter Fitzpatrick, play Hannie Rayson, dp Geoff Burton; Joan Plowright, Caroline Goodall, Tara Morice, Caroline Gillmer, Ray Barrett, John Hargreaves, Nicholas Bell, Ben Thomas; AFI Best Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Barrett)

House Opening (Judith MacDougall, 1980)

I Happened to be a Girl (Jan Chapman, 1970) prod. Jan Chapman, dp Phil Noyce, ed. Phil Noyce

I'll Make You Happy (Athina Tsoulis, 1998) NZ

idole, L' (Samantha Lang, 2003) (France; not Australian); Leelee Sobiesky, James Hong; opens 26 June 2003 Melbourne, 3 July 2003 Sydney; brief review IF July 2003: 67

Illustrated Auschwitz (Jackie Farkas, 1992) documentary

In a Savage Land (Bill Bennett, 1999) wr. & prod. Bill Bennett, Jennifer Bennett; Maya Stange, Martin Harrison, Rufus Sewell, John Howard, Max Cullen; AFI Nomination 1999; IF: Married anthropologists voyage to a PNG island to study sexual behaviour of the locals. An interesting, gutsy first half trips its way into the second, which leans at times toward a storyline more befitting of a Mills and Boon novel. Still, a tale told well. Bill and Jennifer Bennett have written an intelligent role for just the right woman, unearthing a star in Maya Stange. Independent Filmmakers, October 1999: 17. See SBS file: in_a_savage_land.html

In Search of Anna (Esben Storm, 1979) wr. prod. Esben Storm; Richard Moir, Judy Morris, Bill Hunter, Alex Taifer, Ian Nimmo, Gary Waddell

In the Cut (Jane Campion, 2003) dp Dion Beebe; Meg Ryan

In this Life's Body (Corinne Cantrill, 1992)

Iris (Tony Isaac, 1984) Helen Morse

Isabelle Eberhardt (Ian Pringle, 1992) Mathilda May, Tcheky Karyo, Peter O'Toole, Richard Moir, Arthur Dignam

Island of Lies (Gillian Coote, 1990) documentary

Ivor Paints (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill, 1995) experimental

James (Lynda Heys, 1998) comedy

Japanese Story (Sue Brooks, 2003) wr. Alison Tilson, prod. Sue Maslin, ed. Jill Bilcock; Gecko Films; Toni Collette; set and shot in Perth and the Pilbara; screened at Cannes in the section of the Festival called Un Certain Regard; won Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography AFIs 2003; well-connected Japanese executive comes to Western Australian to inspect iron-ore mining and is driven in the bush by a geologist; this is the story of their relationship

Jedda (Charles Chauvel, 1955) Ngarla Kunoth, Robert Tudawali, Betty Suttor, Paul Reynall; stolen generations story, with young Aboriginal woman raised by white family and torn between two cultures; 101 min., colour

Jenny Kissed Me (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986) prod. Tom Broadbridge; Deborra-Lee Furness, Ivar Kants, Tamsin West, Paula Duncan, Steven Grives; Carol (Deborra-Lee Furness) and de facto Lindsay (Ivar Kants) live with ten-year-old daughter Jenny; 98 min.

Jessica (mini-series, Peter Andrikidis, 2004) wr. Peter Yeldham, novel Bryce Courtenay, prod. Tony Buckley, exec. prod. Bob Campbell & Des Monaghan, music Paul Grabowsky; Leeanna Walsman, Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow, Tony Martin, John Howard, Heather Mitchell, Kerry Walker, Peter Sumner, John Gregg, Huw Higginson, Megan Dorman

Jewelled Nights (Louise Lovely, Wilton Welch, 1925)

Josh Jarman (Pip Mushin, 2004) prod. Eva Orner, dp James Grant, Melbourne; Marcus Graham, Damien Richardson, Daniella Farinacci; premiere Melbourne Film Festival June 2004

Journey among Women (Tom Cowan, 1977)

Just a Little Note (Jan Chapman, 1970) prod. Jan Chapman, dp Phil Noyce, ed. Phil Noyce; doco of moratorium march and George Shevtsov's guerrilla theatre group

Just Desserts (Monica Pellizzari, 1993) short

Just Me and My Little Girlie (Linda Blagg, 1976) short; deals with father-daughter incest

Just Out Of Reach (Linda Blagg, 1979) aka Portrait of a Diarist; deals with attempted suicide after a failed marriage

Just Peggy (J. A. Lipman, 1918)

Kabbarli (Andrew G. Taylor, 2002) wr. Andrew G. Taylor; docu-drama about Daisy Bates

Killing Priscilla (Lizzie Gardiner, 1999) documentary, 55 min.

Kissed (Lynne Stopekwich, 1997)

Ladies Rooms (Sarah Gibson, Pat Fiske, Susan Lambert, Jan MacKay, 1977) documentary

Landslides (Susan Lambert, Sarah Gibson, 1986) documentary, experimental

Last Days of Chez Nous, The (Gillian Armstrong, 1992) wr. Helen Garner; Lisa Harrow (Beth), Bruno Ganz (JP), Kerry Fox (Vicki), Miranda Otto (Annie), Kiri Paramore (Tim), Bill Hunter (Beth's father), Lex Marinos; 93 min.

Learning the Ropes (Barbara Chobocky, 1993) documentary

Leonora (Derek Strahan, 1985) wr. Derek Strahan; Leonora is an artist's model; VHS

Letters to Ali (Clara Law & Eddie Fong, 2004) documentary; premiere Melbourne June 2004; Toronto Sept 2004; Venice Sept 2004

Light Years (Kathryn Millard) doco on Australian photographer Olive Cotton; early 1990s?

Like a Dream (Clara Law project beginning in 2004; relationship between American man and Chinese woman; co-produced with US; to be shot in New York and Shanghai

Lilian's Story (Jerzy Domaradzki, 1996) prod. Marian Macgowan, novel Kate Grenville 1984, based on Bea Miles; Ruth Cracknell, Barry Otto, Toni Collette; we see Lilian's father having sex with her; review by Peter Malone in Cinema Papers, no. 110, June 1996; (cf. NZ film The Heart of the Stag, where there is less or no trauma; cf. also another film with Cracknell, The Singer and the Dancer); Collette won Best Supporting Actress AFIs 1996

Little Women (Gillian Armstrong, 1994) Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Christian Bale; NOT Australian

Loaded (Anna Campion, 1995) NZ; wr. Anna Campion

Looking for Alibrandi (Kate Woods, 2000) Pia Miranda is looking for father Anthony LaPaglia, 103 min.

Love and Other Catastrophes (Emma-Kate Croghan, 1996) wr. prod. Stavros Kazantzidis; Frances O'Connor, Alice Garner, Radha Mitchell, Matt Day, Kim Gyngell; two female students struggling to complete their (Sydney) university degrees seek a flatmate; at the same time Michael (Matt Day), a medical student, is looking for a new place to stay; Adrian Martin makes an appearance as himself

Love Serenade (Shirley Barrett, 1996) wr. Shirley Barrett, dp Mandy Walker; Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu (Albert Lee); 101 min., held in MuLib at RESERVE FS 791.4372 L89705; ROCKINGHAM RESERVE FS 791.4372 L89705; Oz Film Database; two sisters compete for the attentions of DJ new to small town; the younger works in the Chinese restaurant

Luigi's Ladies (Judy Morris, 1989) aka The Lunch Club; Wendy Hughes, Anne Tenney, Sandy Gore, David Rappaport, John Walton, Ray Meagher, Serge Lazareff, Joseph Spano, Max Cullen, Brian Adams, Simon Angell, Alex Angell, Prue Bassett, Johnny Hallyday, Genevieve Lemon

Magistrate (Kathy Mueller, 1989) mini-series

Maidens (Jeni Thornley, 1978)

Malcolm (Nadia Tass, 1986) dp David Parker; Colin Friels (Malcolm), John Hargreaves (Frank) (AFI Best Supporting Actor), Lindy Davies (Judith), Chris Haywood (Willy), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (Tramways Supervisor); 85 min.

Manganinnie (John Honey, 1980) Mawayal Yanthalawuy, Anna Ralph, Phillip Hinton; first feature film from the Tasmanian Film Corporation

Maori Maid 's Love, A (Raymond Longford, 1916) Aust/NZ; Lottie Lyell, Raymond Longford, Kenneth Carlisle

Loaded (Anna Campion, 1995) NZ; wr. Anna Campion

Maria (Barbara Chobocky, 1991) documentary

Martyrdom Of Nurse Cavell, The (John Gavin, C. Post Mason, 1916)

Mary Bryant (Peter Andikidis) mini-series in pre-production 2004; historical

Mary MacKillop: That Very Troublesome Woman (John Mabey, 1996) 62 min.

Mary: The Inspiring Life of Mary MacKillop (Kay Pavlou, 1994) Lucy Bell, Brendan Higgins, Vanessa Downing, Brian Harrison, Brian McDermott, Dean Nottle, Linden Wilkinson, James Hagan

Martha's New Coat (Rachel Ward, 2003) short, wr. Elizabeth Mars, prod. Bryan Brown; Matilda Brown (daughter of Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown); released in SBS season of 50 Minute Shorts

Mauri (Merata Mita, 1988) NZ; Merata Mita is first Maori woman to direct a feature film

Me Myself I (Pip Karmel, 1999) (Philippa Karmel) Rachel Griffiths; comedy; opened Perth 20 April 2000; clever plot, brilliantly played out; 'feel-good' movie; fast-lane journalist Pamela Drury (wonderfully played by Rachel Griffiths) is taken back in her life and is given the 'what if' test to the max; she experiences the life she would have had, had she made a different choice in her past

Megan (Phillip Noyce, 1969) short, experimental; Megan

Memories and Dreams (L. Maree Milburn, 1993) woman from Prague

Molly and Mobarak (Tom Zubrycki, 2003) documentary; Mobarak is a refugee, and Molly and her mother befriend him

Monkey Grip (Ken Cameron, 1982) novel Helen Garner; Noni Hazlehurst, Colin Friels, Alice Garner

Monkey's Mask (Samantha Lang, 2000) Kelly McGillis (Dr Diana Maitland), Susie Porter (Jill Fitzpatrick), Abbie Cornish (Mickey), Marton Csokas (Nick), Deborah Mailman; novel Dorothy Porter; lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex; Toronto 2000; 93 min.

More Things Change ... , The (Robyn Nevin, 1986) Judy Morris, Barry Otto, Victoria Longley, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Peter Carroll

Mr Pumpkin's Big Night Out (Priscilla Cameron, Michelle Warner, 1998)

Mr Reliable (Nadia Tass, 1996) aka My Entire Life; wr. Don Catchlove, Terry Hayes; comedy; Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Susie Porter, Paul Sonkkila, Frank Gallacher; Wally Mellish gets away with it because he can't read and write

Mr Wrong (Gaylene Preston, 1985) NZ

Mrs Soffel (Gillian Armstrong, 1984) Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson

Muriel's Wedding (P. J. Hogan, 1994) Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee; 100 min.

My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979) wr. Eleanor Witcombe, novel Miles Franklin, dp Don McAlpine; Judy Davis, Wendy Hughes, Sam Neill; 100 min.; six AFIs 1979

My Cunt (Deb Strutto, Liz Baulch, 1996)

My Life without Steve (Gillian Leahy, 1986)

My Survival as an Aborigine (Essie Coffey, 1979) documentary, RESERVE FS 305.89915 MYS; ROCK LEVEL 2 305.89915 MY; 49 min.

Ngati (Barry Barclay, 1987) NZ; wr. Tama Poata; first feature wr. prod. by Maori

Nice Coloured Girls (Tracey Moffatt, 1987) wr. prod. Tracey Moffatt; Women's Film Fund, Australian Film Commission, LINK LEVEL 2 FS 791.4372 N58801; 17 min.

Nickel Queen (John McCallum, 1971) Perth; colour, 35 mm, 89 min. prod. Joy Cavill, John McCallum, wr. Joy Cavill, Henry C. James, John McCallum, story Anneke & Henry James, dp John Williams, design Bernard Hides, music Sven Libaek, ed. Don Saunders; Ed Devereaux, Peter Gwynne, John Laws, Tom Oliver, Alfred Sandor, Ross Thompson, Doreen Warburton, Googie Withers; WA

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (Tracey Moffatt, 1989) Marcia Langton; v. Scott Murray, article in Cinema Papers, 79, May 1990: 18-22; held by MULib at both campuses

Not Fourteen Again (Gillian Armstrong, 1996) documentary

Nurse Cavell (W. J. Lincoln, 1916) aka Edith Cavell

Offering, The (Taggart Siegel, Francesca Fisher, 1996) aka Shadow of the Pepper; Mexico/NZ/USA

On Guard (Sarah Gibson & Susan Lambert, 1983) prod. Digby (Janice) Duncan for RedHeart Pictures, wrs Sarah Gibson, Susan Lambert, dp Laurie McInnes, ed. Catherine Murphy, sound Pat Fiske, Sue Kerr; Liddy Clark, Jan Cornall, Kerry Dwyer, Mystery Carnage; colour, 16 mm, 52 min.

On the Loose (Jane Oehr, 1985 ) prod. Lyn Norfor for Health Media Productions, wr. Ken Cameron, Jane Oehr, Tim Gooding, Mark Shles, Tom McPartland, dp Tom Cowan; Steve Bergan, Jim Filipovski, Tamsin Hardman John Hamblin, Carole Skinner, Ray Meagher; colour, 35 mm, 83 min.

One Hundred A Day (Gillian Armstrong, 1973) short

One Night the Moon (Rachel Perkins, 2001) wr. Rachel Perkins; tragic music-drama adapted from true story about a blacktracker called in to find a missing girl, starring Perth's own Kelton Pell; Paul Kelly, Kaarin Fairfax and their daughter Memphis Kelly are cast as the screen family; music by Mairead Hannan, Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody (premiere, Sydney Opera House June 2001- released shortly afterwards)

Only the Brave (Ana Kokkinos, 1994) short

Oscar and Lucinda (Gillian Armstrong, 1997) prod. Robin Dalton, wr. Peter Carey (novel), Laura Jones; Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciar‡n Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh; 132 min. RESERVE FS 791.4372 O8101; ROCKINGHAM RESERVE FS 791.4372 O8101

Out (Samantha Lang, 1995) prod. Samantha Lang; short; ROCKINGHAM FS 791.4372 O9406

Oyster Farmer, The (Anna Reeves, 2004) Kerry Armstrong, Jack Thompson, David Field, David Kelly, Alex O'Lochlan; romantic comedy set in Australian-style frontier country with eighth-generation oyster farmers: Vietnam Vets with shotguns; Toronto FF September 2004

Palisade (Laurie McInnes, 1988) short, wr. Laurie McInnes

Parklands (Kathryn Millard, 1996) Cate Blanchett's first film; set in Adelaide; 60 min.

Passage (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrillm 1983) experimental, 65 min.

Peel (Jane Campion, 1982) short, aka Peel: An Exercise in Discipline; father orders son to pick up orange peel from roadside; dysfunctional situation

Perfect Strangers (Gaylene Preston, 2003) NZ; Sam Neill, Rachael Blake; prod. Huntaway Films (Sam Neill, John Clarke, Jay Cassells)

Piano, The (Jane Campion, 1983) prod. Jan Chapman; Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Harvey Keitel, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady (Peter Long & Kate Ellis, 1996) documentary of the two-and-a-half month shoot for The Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady, The (Jane Campion, 1997) wr. Laura Jones, dp Stuart Dryburgh; Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelly Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelly Duvall, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen, Valentina Cervi, John Gielgud

Promised Woman, The (Tom Cowan, 1976) prod. Richard Bennan, Tom Cowan for BC Productions, wr. Tom Cowan from Throw Away Your Harmonica, play by Theo Patrikareas, dp Tom Cowan, design Gillian Armstrong, composer Vassili Daramaras, ed. David Stiven; Gillian Armstrong, Takis Emmanuel, Kate Fitzpatrick Nikos Gerissimou, Yelena Zigon; Sydney; colour, 35 mm, 84 min.

Proof (Jocelyn Moorhouse, 1991) Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell; 86 min.

Pursuit of Happiness, The (Martha Ansara, 1988) Anna Gare, Laura Black; set and shot in Fremantle WA

Rabbit on the Moon (Monica Pellizzari, 1987)

Radiance (Rachel Perkins, 1999) Deborah Mailman (Nona), Rachael Maza (Cressy), Trisha Morton-Thomas (Mae); story of reunion between three Aboriginal sisters

Rain (Christine Jeffs, 2003) (NZ); Sarah Peirse (Kate), Marton Csokas (Cady), Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki (Janey), Alistair Browning (Ed), Aaron Murphy (Jim); Metro, 136: 78-80; 82-85; 'Endurance' is 'holding on ... it's holding on, and now it's my turn.' 'So then we just went on.'

Red Matildas (Sharon Connolly & Trevor Graham, 1985) documentary

Relative Strangers (Rosemary Hesp, 1998) wr. prod. Rosemary Hesp, AFTRS, nominated for a craft award AFI 1998; quasi doco, through voice-over, about guy who was brought up by his grandmother, with his 18 years older mother as his 'sister'; Simon Cooper's story; 12 min.

Return to Eden (Karen Arthur, Rod Hardy, Arch Nicholson & Kevin Dobson (series 1) 1983 (series 2) 1986), mini-series, prod. Jim & Hal McElroy; Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne, Phillip Avalon

Right Hand Man, The (Di Drew, 1987) UAA presents a Yarraman Film Production, c 1986 UAA (Australasia) Limited; budget $5.5 million; location: Bathurst, NSW; dist. GUO; opened 21 November 1987; "One of the handful of Australian films made under 10BA for the Perth-based [WA] production company UAA (as distinct from its tax-funded investment in overseas productions) ..." (Murray 1995); Hugo Weaving

Rikky and Pete (Nadia Tass, 1988) dp David Parker

Road to Nhill (Sue Brooks, 1997) wr. Alison Tilson; prod. Sue Maslin, dp Nicolette Freeman, Gecko Films/Ronin Films; Tony Barry, Vikki Blanche, Paul Chubb, Lynette Curran, Matthew Dyktynski, Bill Hunter, Patricia Kennedy, Alwyn Kurts, Monica Maughan, Terry Norris, Lois Ramsey, Denise Roberts, Kerry Walker, Bill Young; RESERVE FS 791.4372 R62803.

Romantic Story Of Margaret Catchpole, The (Raymond Longford, 1911) Lottie Lyell

Roof Needs Mowing, The (Gillian Armstrong, 1974) short, 10 min.

Ruby and Rata (Gaylene Preston, 1990) NZ

Saltwater Man (Mitch Torres, 2001?)

Second Journey (to Uluru), The (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill, 1981) experimental

Secret Bridesmaid's Business, TV feature; Rebecca Frith

Seeing Red (Virginia Rouse, 1992) prod. Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Virginia Rouse & William Marshall, wr. Roger Pulvers, music Andrew Yencken, dp Ian Jones; Zoe Carides, Anne Louise Lambert, Peta Toppano, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, George Spartels, Henri Szeps, John Mulcock, 98 min.; A writer and his son are pursued from Sydney to Canberra and back again. Little-seen thriller, based on the short story "Red Herrings" by Virginia Rouse (Tony Harrison 1994: 89); broadcast on Channel 9, 0230 5 December 2002: missed it

Send a Gorilla (Melanie Read, 1988) wr. Melanie Read; NZ

Serenades (Mojgan Khadem, 2001) child result of Afghan father winning night with Aboriginal woman; cultural clash; see Collins & Davies 2004: 88-89

Serious Undertakings (Helen Grace, 1983) short

Shame (Steve Jodrell, 1988) Barron Films; Deborra-Lee Furness; WA; location Toodyay; 94 min.

Silent One, The (Yvonne Mackay, 1984) NZ

Silver City (Sophia Turkiewicz, 1984) Gosia Dobrowolska, Ivar Kants, Steve Bisley; 100 min.

Sin Of A Woman, The (Alfred Rolfe, 1912)

Singer and the Dancer, The (Gillian Armstrong, 1977) Ruth Cracknell, Elisabeth Crosby; 52 min.

Sirens (John Duigan, 1994) Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill, Elle Macpherson, Portia de Rossi, Kate Fischer, Pamela Rabe, Ben Mendelsohn, John Polson, John Duigan (earnest minister); review by Adrian Martin in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 393

Sissy (Debbie Gittins, 2001) documentary; three gay Aboriginal guys in Northbridge: ? Culbong, Anna Mae (transvestite), Ella Fitzgerald; 'We are glamorous, we are here and we are queer'; Sissy is an expression of gay black identity in Perth: CC and Ella are well known socialites and Anna Mae regularly struts her stuff on stage

Six Pack (Kay Pavlou, Di Drew, Sue Brooks, Rodney Fisher, Megan Simpson & Karin Altmann, 1991) mini-series

Skin of Your Eye (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill, 1973) experimental

Smokes and Lollies (Gillian Armstrong, 1976) documentary

Snakes and Ladders (Mitzi Goldman & Trish FitzSimons, 1987) documentary

Soft Fruit (Christina Andreef, 1999) prod. Helen Bowden, exec. prod. Jane Campion; Genevieve Lemon, Jeanie Drynan, Sacha Horler, Linal Haft, Russell Dykstra; AFI Nomination 1999; bunch of Florence Nightingales come home to nurse their mum

Somersault (Cate Shortland, 2004) prod. Anthony Anderson, Jan Chapman, dp Robert Humphreys; Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran; premiere MIFF Wed 21 July 2004; see also: More Than Scarlet; discovery of the difference between sex and love in an Aust winter ski resort town; standing ovation at Cannes 2004; Toronto FF September 2004; general release 9 Sept 2004; won all 13 awards at the AFIs 29 October 2004

Spagnola, La (Steve Jacobs, 2001) wr. prod. Anna-Maria Monticelli; Lola Marcelli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolome, Alex Dimitriades

Spider and Rose (Bill Bennett, 1994) Ruth Cracknell, Simon Bossell; review by Jim Schembri in Scott Murray ed. 1995, Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features, OUP, Melbourne: 394; comedy based on age difference (cf. Daisy and Simon, Stasch Radwanski, 1989)

Star Struck (Gillian Armstrong, 1982) Jo Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan, Margo Lee, Pat Evison, Geoffrey Rush; musical

Steel City (Catherine Marciniak and Aviva Ziegler) prod. Stefan Moore, Denise Haslem and Gina Twyble, production company: a Film Australia National Interest Program Status, ABC; in production 2000; documentary about the human impact of the closure of the BHP steelworks in Newcastle

Strange Fits of Passion (Elise McCredie, 1999) prod. Lucy MacLaren, dp James Grant; Michela Noonan, Mitchel Butel; coming-of-age black comedy drama

Strange Planet (Emma-Kate Croghan, 1999) wr. Stavros Kazantzidis; Naomi Watts, Claudia Karvan, Felix Williamson, Tom Long; 96 min.; Starland; romantic comedy

Sugar Cane (Laurie McInnes, 2003 project) mother-daughter situation

Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989) wr. Jane Campion, Gerard Lee, dp Sally Bongers; Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling, Dorothy Barry, Michael Lake, Paul Livingston

Sylvania Waters (Brian Hill & Kate Woods 1992) TV documentary series

Takeover (David MacDougall & Judith MacDougall, 1980) documentary

Tale of Ruby Rose, The (Robert Scholes, 1988) Melita Jurisic, Chris Haywood, Rod Zuanic, Sheila Florance; Tasmania

Talk (Susan Lambert, 1994) wr. Jan Cornall; Victoria Longley, Angie Milliken, Richard Roxburgh, Jacqueline McKenzie, John Jarratt; conversation overheard by stranger has bizarre repercussions on the lives of two women

Teesh and Trude (Melanie Rodriga, 2002) Susie Porter, Linda Cropper, Peter Phelps; world premiere Brisbane Film Festival 13 July 2002, then Melbourne Film Festival later the same month; national season begins Perth Thursday 6 March 2003

Temptation of a Monk (Clara Law, 1993) NOT Australian, made before Law came to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996

Tender Hooks (Mary Callaghan, 1989) dp Ray Argall; Nique Needles, Jo Keenedy, Anna Philips, Robert Menzies, John Polson

Terra Nullius (Anne Pratten, 1993) short; stolen generations Aboriginal girl has been sexually abused by adoptive father

Thank God He Met Lizzie (Cherie Nowlan, 1997) wr. Alexandra Long; Richard Roxburgh, Cate Blanchett, Frances O'Connor

Those who Love (P. J. Ramster, Paulette McDonagh, 1926) prod. Paulette McDonagh, prod. manager & art dir. Phyllis McDonagh; Marie Lorraine [Isabel McDonagh]

Through My Eyes (Di Drew, shooting 2004) dp Phil Cross; telemovie; Miranda Otto (Lindy Chamberlain), Craig McLachlan (Michael Chamberlain), Peter O'Brien; disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain; shot in and around Brisbane, Qld

To Market, To Market (Virginia Rouse, 1987)

Touch Wood (Gillian Armstrong, 1980) documentary

Traps (Pauline Chan, 1994) aka Dreamhouse; wr. Robert Carter, Pauline Chan, novel Kate Greville, dp Kevin Hayward, ed. Nicholas Beauman; Saskia Reeves, Robert Reynolds, Sami Frey, Jacqueline McKenzie, Kiet Lam; filmed on location in Vietnam; Chan's feature debut; English couple come to French Indo-China, 1950, to do photo-journalism story on rubber plantation, and become involved in political developments

Travelling Light (Kathryn Millard, 2003) Pia Miranda, Sacha Horler; a warmly told story of finding your place in the world - a tricky task in stuffy suburban Adelaide circa 1971

Trial Run (Melanie Read, 1984) NZ

Tulip (Rachel Griffiths) short; Charles "Bud" Tingwell; older man dealing with death of his wife; 15 min.; videotape

Turn Around (Samantha Saunders, 2003) short; Lisa Flanagan (Glenni) and Wayne Munro (Charlie); indigenous theme

Turtle Beach (Stephen Wallace, 1992) Greta Scacchi, Joan Chen, Jack Thompson, Art Malik, Norman Kaye, Victoria Longley, Martin Jacobs, William McInnes, George Whaley; 88 min.

Two Friends (Jane Campion, 1985) Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko, Kris McQuade, Peter Hehir

Two Laws (Alessandro Cavadini & Carolyn Strachan, 1981) documentary

Two Minutes Silence (Paulette McDonagh, 1933) Marie Lorraine

Undercover (Yvonne Mackay, 1990) NZ

Vacant Possession (Margot Nash, 1995) 95 min.; Pamela Rabe (Tessa), John Stanton (Frank), Toni Scanlan (Joyce), Linden Wilkinson (Kate), Rita Bruce (Auntie Beryl), Olivia Patten (Millie); Millie provides the commentary on the actual relationship of white and black; John Stanton, the father, has PTSS or 'shell-shock', following WW2 air crash with loss of crew; 95 min.

Velo Nero (Monica Pellizzari, 1987) short?

Vengeance (Wendy Chandler, c. 1998) wr. Wendy Chandler, prod. Judi McCrossin, animated short, 10 min.; sendup of nature tourism, and tabloid TV; winner best animated short film AFI 1998

Waiting (Jackie McKimmie, 1991) Noni Hazlehurst, Deborra-Lee Furness, Frank Whitten, Helen Jones, Denis Moore, Fiona Press, Ray Barrett

Walk The Talk (Shirley Barrett, 2000) wr. Shirley Barrett; comedy; Nicki Bennett, Salvatore Coco, Sacha Horler; Nicki Bennett, a real-life singer, plays a singer who is managed by Salvatore Coco's character; Shirley Barrett's second feature started filming in Queensland on 1 November 1999; the story is based on events surrounding Gold Coast model Fairlie Arrow.

War Stories (Gaylene Preston, 1995) NZ

Waterfall (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill, 1984)

Watermark (Georgina Willis & Kerry Rock, 2003) traces the unravelling of a middle-aged man's relationships with two women and is inspired by the theme of fate in Greek tragedy; invited to screen in the Director's Fortnight at Cannes 2003

We Aim to Please (Margot Nash & Robin Laurie, 1977)

Well, The (Samantha Lang, 1997) wr. Elizabeth Jolley (novel), Laura Jones; Pamela Rabe (Hester Harper), Miranda Otto (Katherine), Paul Chubb (Harry Bird), Frank Wilson (II) (Francis Harper), Steve Jacobs (Rod Borden), Genevieve Lemon (Jen Borden), Simon Lyndon (Jock); drama, thriller. RESERVE FS 791.4372 W44701; ROCKINGHAM RESERVE FS 791.4372 W44701. Hester is obsessed with Katherine.

Wendy Cracked a Walnut (Michael Pattinson, 1990) aka Almost; Rosanna Arquette, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving, Kerry Walker; comedy

Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2003) NZ

Willfull (Rebel Penfold-Russell, 2002) wr. Harry Cripps, dp Steve Arnold, Anna Lise Phillips; Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Anne Looby, Ellesha Dobbs; national release 29 August 2002; 94 min.

Witch Hunt (Barbara Chobocky, 1986) documentary

Woman Suffers ... While the Man Goes Free, The (Raymond Longford, 1918)

Woman's Tale, A (Paul Cox, 1991) Sheila Florance, Gosia Dobrowolska, Norman Kaye, Chris Haywood

Women of the Sun (James Ricketson, David Stevens, Stephen Wallace & Geoffrey Nottage, 1982) mini-series

films with NZ women directors: alpha order

Angel at my Table, An (Jane Campion, 1990) NZ; based on autobiographies of Janet Frame: To the Island, Angel at my Table, Envoy from Mirror City); Kerry Fox; made as a three-part mini-series, but also screened as a feature; 158 min.

Beyond the Glass Ceiling (Jane Campion, 1994) Ronin Films, LINK LEVEL 2 FS 791.43092 CAM 1994 1, VHS videocassette, 100 mins: sd., col., 1/2 in. Featuring three short films by Jane Campion: Peel, A girl's own story, Passionless moments; as well as The lead dress, Excursion to the bridge of friendship, Crack in the curtains, Just desserts.

Bread and Roses (Gaylene Preston, 1993) NZ; drama; Genevieve Picot

Channeling Baby (Christine Parker, 1998) NZ

Crush (Alison MacLean, 1992) NZ; dp Dion Beebe

Holy Smoke (Jane Campion, 1999) Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Tim Robertson

I'll Make You Happy (Athina Tsoulis, 1998) NZ

In the Cut (Jane Campion, 2003) dp Dion Beebe; Meg Ryan

Loaded (Anna Campion, 1995) NZ; wr. Anna Campion

Mauri (Merata Mita, 1988) NZ; Merata Mita is first Maori woman to direct a feature film

Mr Wrong (Gaylene Preston, 1985) NZ

Offering, The (Taggart Siegel, Francesca Fisher, 1996) aka Shadow of the Pepper; Mexico/NZ/USA

Perfect Strangers (Gaylene Preston, 2003) NZ; Sam Neill, Rachael Blake; prod. Huntaway Films (Sam Neill, John Clarke, Jay Cassells)

Piano, The (Jane Campion, 1983) prod. Jan Chapman; Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Harvey Keitel, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker

Ruby and Rata (Gaylene Preston, 1990) NZ

Send a Gorilla (Melanie Read, 1988) wr. Melanie Read; NZ

Silent One, The (Yvonne Mackay, 1984) NZ

Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989) wr. Jane Campion, Gerard Lee, dp Sally Bongers; Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling, Dorothy Barry, Michael Lake, Paul Livingston

Sylvia (Christine Jeffs, 2003) NOT Australasian

Trial Run (Melanie Read, 1984) NZ

Undercover (Yvonne Mackay, 1990) NZ

War Stories (Gaylene Preston, 1995) NZ

Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2003) NZ

some significant Australasian women directors:
in date order by director

Gillian Armstrong
One Hundred A Day (Gillian Armstrong, 1973) short
Caravan Park (Phillip Noyce, 1973) short, Australian Film and Television School, wr. Phillip Noyce, story John Emery, dp Tom Cowan, ed. Anthony Buckley, sound Barry Brown, production assistant Gillian Armstrong, 14 min.; Beryl Marshall, Les Berryman, Mathew Kay; after their car breaks down, a family moves into a caravan park while they try to raise the money needed for the necessary repairs
Smokes and Lollies (Gillian Armstrong, 1976) documentary
Trespassers, The (John Duigan, 1976) wr. prod. John Duigan, dp Vincent Monton, design Gillian Armstrong, music Bruce Smeaton, ed. Tony Patterson; Briony Behets, Peter Carmody, Sydney Conabere, John Derum, Cliff Ellen, Max Gillies, Chris Haywood, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Judy Morris, Peter Thompson, Ross Thompson; Melbourne, colour, 35 mm, 91 min.
Promised Woman, The (Tom Cowan, 1976) prod. Richard Bennan, Tom Cowan for BC Productions, wr. Tom Cowan from Throw Away Your Harmonica, play by Theo Patrikareas, dp Tom Cowan, design Gillian Armstrong, composer Vassili Daramaras, ed. David Stiven; Gillian Armstrong, Takis Emmanuel, Kate Fitzpatrick Nikos Gerissimou, Yelena Zigon; Sydney; colour, 35 mm, 84 min.
Singer and the Dancer, The (Gillian Armstrong, 1977) Ruth Cracknell, Elisabeth Crosby; 52 min.
My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979) Judy Davis, Sam Neill; novel Miles Franklin; 100 min.
Touch Wood (Gillian Armstrong, 1980) documentary
Fourteen's Good, 18's Better (Gillian Armstrong, 1981) documentary
Star Struck (Gillian Armstrong, 1982) Jo Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan, Margo Lee, Pat Evison, Geoffrey Rush; musical
Mrs Soffel (Gillian Armstrong, 1984) Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson
Hightide (Gillian Armstrong, 1987) prod. Sandra Levy, wr. Laura Jones; Judy Davis rediscovers abandoned child Claudia Karvan, who has been brought up her grandmother, Jan Adele; Frankie J. Holden is an Elvis impersonator, Colin Friels the love interest; family melodrama; 100 min.
Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces (Gillian Armstrong, 1988) documentary
Last Days of Chez Nous, The (Gillian Armstrong, 1992) wr. Helen Garner; Lisa Harrow (Beth), Bruno Ganz (JP), Kerry Fox (Vicki), Miranda Otto (Annie), Kiri Paramore (Tim), Bill Hunter (Beth's father), Lex Marinos; 93 min.
Little Women (Gillian Armstrong, 1994) Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Christian Bale; NOT Australian
Not Fourteen Again (Gillian Armstrong, 1996) documentary
Oscar & Lucinda (Gillian Armstrong, 1997) prod. Robin Dalton; wr. Peter Carey (novel), Laura Jones; Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciar‡n Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh; 132 min.
Charlotte Gray (Gillian Armstrong, 2001) Cate Blanchett as a British agent in occupied France

Jane Campion
Tissues (Jane Campion, 1980)
Mishaps: Seduction and Conquest (Jane Campion, 1981)
Peel: An Exercise in Discipline (Jane Campion, 1982)
Girl's Own Story, A (Jane Campion, 1983)
Passionless Moments (Jane Campion & Gerard Lee, 1983)
Beyond the Glass Ceiling (Jane Campion, 1994) Ronin Films, VHS, 100 min., sd., col., 1/2 in.; featuring three short films by Jane Campion: Peel, A Girl's Own Story, Passionless Moments [as well as The lead dress, Excursion to the bridge of friendship, Crack in the curtains, Just desserts]
After Hours (Jane Campion, 1984)
Angel at my Table, An (Jane Campion, 1990) NZ; based on autobiographies of Janet Frame: To the Island, Angel at my Table, Envoy from Mirror City); Kerry Fox; made as a three-part mini-series, but also screened as a feature; 158 min.
Two Friends (Jane Campion, 1985) Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko, Kris McQuade, Peter Hehir
Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989) wr. Jane Campion, Gerard Lee, dp Sally Bongers; Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling, Dorothy Barry, Michael Lake, Paul Livingston
Piano, The (Jane Campion, 1983) prod. Jan Chapman; Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Harvey Keitel, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker
Holy Smoke (Jane Campion, 1999) Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Tim Robertson
In the Cut (Jane Campion, 2003) dp Dion Beebe; Meg Ryan
Peel (Jane Campion, 1982) short, aka Peel: An Exercise in Discipline; father orders son to pick up orange peel from roadside; dysfunctional situation
Portrait of a Lady, The (Jane Campion, 1997) wr. Laura Jones, dp Stuart Dryburgh; Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelly Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelly Duvall, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen, Valentina Cervi, John Gielgud

McDonagh sisters
"After [the McDonagh sisters'] last film in 1933 ... no woman was to make another major feature film in Australia until Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career in 1979." (Jane Mills, 2001: 181)
Those who Love (P. J. Ramster, Paulette McDonagh, 1926) prod. Paulette McDonagh, prod. manager & art dir. Phyllis McDonagh; Marie Lorraine [Isabel McDonagh]
Far Paradise, The (Paulette McDonagh, 1928)
Cheaters, The (Paulette McDonagh, 1930) wr. Paulette McDonagh; Marie Lorraine [Isabel McDonagh], Josef Bambach, Arthur Greenaway
Two Minutes Silence (Paulette McDonagh, 1933) Marie Lorraine

Melanie Read/Melanie Rodriga
Trial Run (Melanie Read, 1984) NZ
Send a Gorilla (Melanie Read, 1988) wr. Melanie Read; NZ
Teesh and Trude (Melanie Rodriga, 2002) Susie Porter, Linda Cropper, Peter Phelps; world premiere Brisbane Film Festival 13 July 2002, then Melbourne Film Festival later the same month; national season begins Perth Thursday 6 March 2003

Gaylene Preston
Mr Wrong (Gaylene Preston, 1985) NZ
Ruby and Rata (Gaylene Preston, 1990) NZ
Bread and Roses (Gaylene Preston, 1993) NZ; drama; Genevieve Picot
War Stories (Gaylene Preston, 1995) NZ
Perfect Strangers (Gaylene Preston, 2003) NZ; Sam Neill, Rachael Blake; prod. Huntaway Films (Sam Neill, John Clarke, Jay Cassells)

Christine Jeffs
Sylvia (Christine Jeffs, 2003) NOT Australasian
Rain (Christine Jeffs, 2003) (NZ); Sarah Peirse (Kate), Marton Csokas (Cady), Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki (Janey), Alistair Browning (Ed), Aaron Murphy (Jim)

Nadia Tass
Malcolm (Nadia Tass, 1986) dp David Parker; Colin Friels (Malcolm), John Hargreaves (Frank) (AFI Best Supporting Actor), Lindy Davies (Judith), Chris Haywood (Willy), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (Tramways Supervisor); 85 min.
Rikky and Pete (Nadia Tass, 1988) dp David Parker
Big Steal, The (Nadia Tass, 1990) wr. David Parker with Max Dunn, dp David Parker; Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Steve Bisley, Marshall Napier, Damon Herriman, Angelo d'Angelo, Tim Robertson; romantic comedy, revenge fantasy (aka Marc Clark van Ark, or Mark van Ark)
Mr Reliable (Nadia Tass, 1996) aka My Entire Life; wr. Don Catchlove, Terry Hayes; comedy; Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Susie Porter, Paul Sonkkila, Frank Gallacher; Wally Mellish gets away with it because he can't read and write
Amy (Nadia Tass, 1998) prod. Nadia Tass, David Parker; wr. David Parker; dp David Parker; Rachel Griffiths, Alana de Roma, Ben Mendelsohn, Nick Barker, Kerry Armstrong, Jeremy Trigatti, William Zappa, Sullivan Stapleton, Torquil Neilson, Mary Ward, Susie Porter; little girl won't speak after the sudden death of her father - but she will communicate in song; young girl ceases to speak as a result of family trauma: her father, a rock musician, dies on stage as she watches

Samantha Lang
Out (Samantha Lang, 1995) prod. Samantha Lang; short; ROCKINGHAM FS 791.4372 O9406
Audacious (Samantha Lang, 1995) wr. Samantha Lang, Australian Film Television and Radio School, 26 min. short; ROCKINGHAM RESERVE FS 791.4372 A91502, Dee Smart, John Polson, Aden Young; Stella, a young married woman is distraught because of the lack of passion her husband, Tom, shows towards her; she tries everything, a psychologist, videos, fantasies, but when her husband finally realises the problem and responds she is taken aback
Well, The (Samantha Lang, 1997) wr. Elizabeth Jolley (novel), Laura Jones; Pamela Rabe (Hester Harper), Miranda Otto (Katherine), Paul Chubb (Harry Bird), Frank Wilson (II) (Francis Harper), Steve Jacobs (Rod Borden), Genevieve Lemon (Jen Borden), Simon Lyndon (Jock); drama, thriller. RESERVE FS 791.4372 W44701; ROCKINGHAM RESERVE FS 791.4372 W44701. Hester is obsessed with Katherine.
Monkey's Mask (Samantha Lang, 2000) Kelly McGillis (Dr Diana Maitland), Susie Porter (Jill Fitzpatrick), Abbie Cornish (Mickey), Marton Csokas (Nick), Deborah Mailman; novel Dorothy Porter; lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex; Toronto 2000; 93 min.
idole, L' (Samantha Lang, 2003) (France; not Australian); Leelee Sobiesky, James Hong; opens 26 June 2003 Melbourne, 3 July 2003 Sydney; brief review IF July 2003: 67

Shirley Barrett
Love Serenade (Shirley Barrett, 1996) wr. Shirley Barrett, dp Mandy Walker; Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu (Albert Lee); 101 min., held in MuLib at RESERVE FS 791.4372 L89705; ROCKINGHAM RESERVE FS 791.4372 L89705; Oz Film Database; two sisters compete for the attentions of DJ new to small town; the younger works in the Chinese restaurant
Walk The Talk (Shirley Barrett, 2000) wr. Shirley Barrett; comedy; Nicki Bennett, Salvatore Coco, Sacha Horler; Nicki Bennett, a real-life singer, plays a singer who is managed by Salvatore Coco's character; Shirley Barrett's second feature started filming in Queensland on 1 November 1999; the story is based on events surrounding Gold Coast model Fairlie Arrow.

Emma-Kate Croghan
Love and Other Catastrophes (Emma-Kate Croghan, 1996) wr. prod. Stavros Kazantzidis; Frances O'Connor, Alice Garner, Radha Mitchell, Matt Day, Kim Gyngell; two female students struggling to complete their (Sydney) university degrees seek a flatmate; at the same time Michael (Matt Day), a medical student, is looking for a new place to stay; Adrian Martin makes an appearance as himself
Strange Planet (Emma-Kate Croghan, 1999) wr. Stavros Kazantzidis; Naomi Watts, Claudia Karvan, Felix Williamson, Tom Long; 96 min.; Starland; romantic comedy

Rachel Perkins
Radiance (Rachel Perkins, 1999) Deborah Mailman (Nona), Rachael Maza (Cressy), Trisha Morton-Thomas (Mae); story of reunion between three Aboriginal sisters
One Night the Moon (Rachel Perkins, 2001) wr. Rachel Perkins; tragic music-drama adapted from true story about a blacktracker called in to find a missing girl, starring Perth's own Kelton Pell; Paul Kelly, Kaarin Fairfax and their daughter Memphis Kelly are cast as the screen family; music by Mairead Hannan, Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody (premiere, Sydney Opera House June 2001- released shortly afterwards)

Jackie McKimmie
Australian Dream (Jackie McKimmie, 1987) [at this time - of her first feature film - she was spelling her name "Jacki"]; Noni Hazlehurst, Graeme Blundell, John Jarratt; comedy; 86 min.
Waiting (Jackie McKimmie, 1991) Noni Hazlehurst, Deborra-Lee Furness, Frank Whitten, Helen Jones, Denis Moore, Fiona Press, Ray Barrett
Gino (Jackie McKimmie, 1994) Nick Bufalo (Gino Pallazetti), Zoe Carides (Lucia Petri), Bruno Lawrence (Joe Pallazetti), Rose Clemente (Rosa Pallazetti), Nico Lathouris (Rocco Petri); "Gino Pallazetti's life is simple; he's in love with Lucia [Zoe Carides], and his career as a stand-up comedian is about to take off" Murray 1995

Clara Law
Temptation of a Monk (Clara Law, 1993) NOT Australian, made before Law came to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996
Floating Life (Clara Law, 1996) not held by MuLib; Clara Law [born Macau, she came to Australia from Hong Kong in 1996] has also made some interesting films, Farewell, China (1990) probably the pick of them. Her work is saturated with themes of displacement, and she herself now lives and works in Australia, where she made Floating Life (1996). Bill Mousoulis, http://www.innersense.com.au/senses/contents/2/some.html
Goddess Of 1967, The (Clara Law, 2000) dp Dion Beebe; Rose Byrne; director Clara Law started shooting c. November 1999; the story of a Japanese man who comes to Australia to buy his dream car was filmed in Sydney, Lightning Ridge and Tokyo; screened Toronto 2000
Letters to Ali (Clara Law & Eddie Fong, 2004) documentary; premiere Melbourne June 2004; Toronto Sept 2004; Venice Sept 2004
Like a Dream (Clara Law project beginning in 2004; relationship between American man and Chinese woman; co-produced with US; to be shot in New York and Shanghai

Kathryn Millard
Light Years (Kathryn Millard) doco on Australian photographer Olive Cotton; early 1990s?
Parklands (Kathryn Millard, 1996) Cate Blanchett's first film; set in Adelaide; 60 min.
Travelling Light (Kathryn Millard, 2003) Pia Miranda, Sacha Horler; a warmly told story of finding your place in the world - a tricky task in stuffy suburban Adelaide circa 1971
Blindsight (Kathryn Millard) her current project, 2003

Laurie McInnes
Palisade (Laurie McInnes, 1988) short, wr. Laurie McInnes
Broken Highway (Laurie McInnes, 1993) wr. Laurie McInnes, prod. Richard Mason; Aden Young, Claudia Karvan, Bill Hunter, Dennis Miller, David Field, Norman Kaye; b/w; wide screen
Dogwatch (Laurie McInnes, 1999) prod. Richard Brennan; Steven Vidler, Russell Kiefel, John Brumpton, Joel Edgerton, Richard Carter, John Alansu, Yew Glynn; 100 min.
On Guard (Sarah Gibson & Susan Lambert, 1983) prod. Digby (Janice) Duncan for RedHeart Pictures, wrs Sarah Gibson, Susan Lambert, dp Laurie McInnes, ed. Catherine Murphy, sound Pat Fiske, Sue Kerr; Liddy Clark, Jan Cornall, Kerry Dwyer, Mystery Carnage; colour, 16 mm, 52 min.
Sugar Cane (Laurie McInnes, 2003 project) mother-daughter situation

Jocelyn Moorhouse
Proof (Jocelyn Moorhouse, 1991) Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell; 86 min.
Eucalyptus (Jocelyn Moorhouse) pre-production 2004, novel Murray Bail; Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, possibly also Jack Thompson, Hugo Weaving, Roy Billing; man wants to grow every species of Australian eucalypt [not completed]

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