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journal article		Adapting Australian film : Ray Lawrence from Bliss to Jindabyne in Studies in Australasian cinema (2009) vol.3 iss.3 p.295-308 Author: Rayner, Jonathan PhysDes: Article Subject: ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA; LAWRENCE, RAY; BLISS (AT, Ray Lawrence, 1985); LANTANA (AT, Ray Lawrence, 2001); JINDABYNE (AT, Ray Lawrence, 2005) Summary: This article offers a reconsideration of the films and career of Ray Lawrence, a critically acclaimed Australian director whose most recent film Jindabynewas a national and international successes in 2006. Although to date his output consists of just three feature films completed since 1985, Lawrence's work can be seen to embody, unite and typify several disparate ideals, debates and tendencies present within Australian film-making over the past twenty years. -- Abstract More info
newspaper article		Comedy comes as cultures collide in The Australian (21/10/2015) p.14 Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; ALEX & EVE (AT, Peter Andrikidis, 2015) Author: Bodey, Michael PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA; ALEX & EVE (AT, Peter Andrikidis, 2015) Summary: Interview with Alex Lykos, the writer and director of the stage play ALEX & EVE. Lykos discusses the genesis of the play and how he has seen it grow into a feature film More info
book		The intermittent claw : an annotated bibliography of books, plays, poems and comics published by Australian and foreign authors who have contributed to the body of Australian films and telvsision series. / Wayne Levy [?]: [?], 1992. Call No: 01(94) LEV Author: Levy, Wayne Edition: 1992 Place: [?] Publisher: [?] PubDate: 1992 PhysDes: 136 leaves : illustrated ; 30cm Subject: LITERATURE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA More info
newspaper article		On the hunt for literary gems in The Age (23/03/2017) p.26 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Maddox, Garry PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA; LINGO PICTURES Summary: Lingo Pictures are looking for Australian novels to be made into possible TV adaptations and have hired a former publishing director Shona Martyn to find suitable books More info
book		Words and images : Australian novels into film / Brian McFarlane Richmond, Vic.: Heinemann in association with Cinema Papers, 1983. Call No: 753 MCF Author: McFarlane, Brian, 1934 Place: Richmond, Vic. Publisher: Heinemann in association with Cinema Papers PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: vi, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA; WAKE IN FRIGHT (AT, Ted Kotcheff, 1971); PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975); GETTING OF WISDOM, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1977); MANGO TREE, THE (AT, Kevin Dobson, 1977); CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH, THE (AT, Fred Schepisi, 1978); MY BRILLIANT CAREER (AT, Gillian Armstrong, 1979); MONKEY GRIP (AT, Ken Cameron, 1982); YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1982); NIGHT OF THE PROWLER, THE (AT, Jim Sharman, 1978); LUCINDA BRAYFORD [TV] (AT, John Gauci, 1980); OUTBREAK OF LOVE [TV] (AT, Oscar Whitbread, 1981) Summary: Words and Images is the first Australian book to examine the relationship between literature and film. Taking nine major examples of recent films adapted from Australian novels - including The Getting of Wisdom, My Brilliant Career and The Year of Living Dangerously- he looks at some of the issues in transposing a narrative from one medium to the other. [Taken from BOOK JACKET] Notes: Includes bibliographical references and notes ISBN: 0858593165 : $14.95 Aust LON: dup85859316; 2746398 More info
newspaper article		Writers find a novel way to get into film in Weekend Australian (24/12/2016) p.7 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Neill, Rosemary PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: ADAPTATIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Looking at the success of new Australian novelists in getting their books optioned by Hollywood studios to become films More info

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