Name: David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema
Released: 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Stratton, David Stratton

Available on ABC iview

Revered critic David Stratton tells the glorious story of Australian cinema, focusing in on the films that capture the nation’s true nature with such candour, emotion and humour that they still knock us for a six.

Documentary · 2017 · 1 hr

Starring David Stratton , David Stratton

Director Sally Aitken

EPISODE 1

Game Changers

Filmmakers gained confidence with: the boldness of Picnic at Hanging Rock and Mad Max; the global success of Crocodile Dundee and Shine; the flamboyance of Strictly Ballroom; the substance and style of Samson & Delilah.

59 min · 6 June 2017
EPISODE 2

Outsiders

Australian cinema celebrates the endurance of outsiders: whether the newcomers in They’re a Weird Mob and Wake in Fright or locals out of step with the mainstream in Evil Angels, Muriel’s Wedding and Priscilla.

59 min · 13 June 2017
EPISODE 3

Family

All kinds of families are given a voice: The Castle’s nuclear family; the family of faith in The Devil’s Playground; Romper Stomper’s neo-Nazis; the immigrants in Head On; and crime families like Ned Kelly’s and Animal Kingdom’s.

58 min · 20 June 2017