Film scripts & screenplays
Articles
- ‘Deadly’ Work: Reading the Short Fiction of Archie Weller
When an Aboriginal writer appropriates western literary forms to tell stories of pre-invasion tribal heritage and culture, there is little objection from many black or…
1 October 1993 - Bringing Franklin Up to Date: The Film of My Brilliant Career
Clancy examines Gillian Armstrong's 1979 adaptation of My Brilliant Career, focusing on the film's approach to narrative structure and its position in contemporary Australian…
1 May 1980 - The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith: The Film of the Book
Clancy examines Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, considering the difficulties the novel's plot and technique present the filmmaker…
1 May 1979 - A Film Script of ‘Voss’
Last year it looked as though the long projected plans for making a film of Patrick White's Voss were all under way. Joseph Losey, whom…
1 October 1978 - An Interview with Gabrielle Lord
Lord discusses her career, approach to writing and thematic interests.
1 October 1999