Maestro

Presented by Andrea Stretton of SBS’s “The Book Show”, this video features dramatised excerpts from the novel, “Maestro”, and studio discussions with it’s author (Peter Goldsworthy) and an English teacher. Together, they explore the importance of personal response to the novel, how to establish a personal response, and how to give the ensuing personal response.

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Credits

director

Mark Hughes

producer

Martin Didsbury

production company

Open Training and Education Network

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1994

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

310386

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Books

Literature → Australian literature - History and criticism

Literature → Authors

Literature → Authors, Australian

Literature → Books

Literature → Literature

Literature → Writing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1994

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