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| Petersen |
Scripted by David Williamson, Tim Burstall's energetic study of inarticulate aspiration launched Jack Thompson as a major star.
Part cheeky charm, part burgeoning awareness, Thompson is Petersen - an electrical tradesman and former football star that quits his trade and enrols at a university in the Arts Faculty to enhance his life.
Exploring the conflict between the university-educated middle-class and the self-made working class values, the film tackles the divisions in seventies Australian society head on.
