Australian theatre and film director, Michael Blakemore, recreates his childhood and adolescence in the 1930s and 1940s in Sydney and reflects on the events which led to his career in the theatre and eventually a directorship of Britain’s National Theatre. By implication the film is also something of a mini history of surfing in Australia. Utilising a compilation of old newsreels, family snapshots, re-enactments and Blakemore’s commentary, the film is an intriguing piece of Australian social history.
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ACMI Identifier
016971
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - Australia
Biographical
Documentary
Documentary → Docudrama
History → Australia - History - 20th century
History → History
History → Sydney (N.S.W.) - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing
Music & Performing Arts → Blakemore, Michael
Music & Performing Arts → Theater - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Theater - Production and direction
Music & Performing Arts → Theatrical producers and directors - Australia
People → Biographical films
People → Blakemore, Michael
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)