The Search for meaning

Australia, 1990

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Presented by Caroline Jones, whose compassionate questioning elicits responses of great honesty, this program features well-known Australians talking about their search for meaning. Guests include, Maina Gielgud - Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet; Stan Arneil - ex-prisoner-of- war; Rene Rivkin - business tycoon; ceramic artist Cybele Rowe; psychologist Dr. Ron Farmer; and naturopath, Dorothy Hall.

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Credits

producer/director

Michael Norton

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

03:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302325

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Finance

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Arneil, S. F. (Stanley Foch)

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Prisoners of war

Crafts & Visual Arts → Pottery

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Arneil, S. F. (Stanley Foch)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Finance

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Meaning (Philosophy)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alternative medicine

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology

Music & Performing Arts → Ballet

People → Arneil, S. F. (Stanley Foch)

People → Farmer, Ron

People → Hall, Dorothy (Dorothy Graeme)

People → Rivkin, Rene

People → Rowe, Cybele

Television

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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