David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
For Most People, Movies are Entertainment. For One Man, They are a Way of Life.
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A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood cinema experience of Australia in England, where he saw the first images of this strange and exotic landscape via the medium of film, to his migration to Australia as a ‘ten pound pom’ in 1963 and onto his present day reflections on the iconic themes that run through our cinematic legacy. All of this reflects a passionate engagement in a uniquely Australian medium. Parallel and at the heart of the series is the story of an industry whose growing pains David has witnessed over a lifetime. Alongside David, the protagonists of this history are the giants of Australian cinema – both behind the camera and in front of it.
Production
Stranger Than Fiction Films, Screen NSW, Screen Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Cast
David Stratton
Self
Dr George Miller
Self
Nicole Kidman
Self
Russell Crowe
Self
Anne-Louise Lambert
Self
Margaret Pomeranz
Self
Geoffrey Wright
Self
Michael Caton
Self
Jacki Weaver
Self
Todd McCarthy
Self
Jack Thompson
Self
Sam Neill
Self
Rachel Griffiths
Self
Judy Davis
Self
Bryan Brown
Self
Leah Purcell
Self
Sigrid Thornton
Self
Sarah Snook
Self
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