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1) Australia
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Formats
Description
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier....
3) The Tree
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Formats
Description
A mystical drama of loss and rebirth in the Australian countryside. Blindsided with anguish after her husband’s sudden death, Dawn (Charlotte Gainsbourg)—along with her four young children—struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-year-old Simone becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then...
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Formats
Description
The Rescuers: Two brave mice try to rescue a kidnapped young orphan from the hilariously evil Madame Medusa, who is obsessed with getting her hands on the world's largest diamond.
The Rescuers down under: When a poacher sets out to capture a golden eagle in the outback of Australia, his friend Cody's call for help is answered by the world's bravest mice, Bernard and Bianca, who fly in on the wings of their albatross friend Wilbur to face their most...
7) Jindabyne
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A group of men discover the body of an Aborigine girl in an Australian fishing hole. Instead of reporting the murder right away, they wait until they've filled their coolers with fish. Their inaction sets off a scandal that threatens to tear them apart.
8) Finding Nemo
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The fretful Marlin and his young son Nemo become separated from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, a clown fish, is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly fish named Dory, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero.
9) The shiralee
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A fiercely independent man reluctantly takes his daughter on the road with him to the Australian outback while he looks for work.
10) The proposition
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Charlie Burns is presented with an impossible proposition by local law enforcement. The only way for him to save his younger brother from the gallows is to dismiss his moral judgment and kill his psychotic older brother within nine days.
11) The Sapphires
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story, four young Aboriginal Australian women become a singing sensation with the help of an Irish talent scout and go to Vietnam in 1968 to entertain the troops.
Publisher
Infinity Media Holdings Ltd :
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lance Hackett is a sympathetic geologist working in Australia for an uranium mining company who must confront the passive resistance of the aborigine tribes. The spot where the deposits are the richest is considered sacred ground. For the aborigine people, the place where the deposits lay is considered the place "where the green ants dream", for them this place is considered the origin of all life. In the clash between white imperialism and a more...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Description
The unforgettable true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker who uncovered one of the most controversial scandals of recent times: the organized deportation of innocent children from the UK to Australia, where they were thought to be lost in the system forever. Against overwhelming odds, and with little regard for her own safety, Humphreys reunited thousands of families and brought worldwide attention to a corrupt system and an extraordinary...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...
16) Ned Kelly
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sixteen-year-old Irish immigrant Ned Kelly is sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a horse. After his release, he finds work tending to horses owned by Richard Cook, whose wife becomes interested in Ned. Fitzpatrick is a police officer interested in Ned's sister Kate. When she refuses his advances, Fitzpatrick steals the family's animals. Not being able to go straight, Ned goes on the run and steals from a string of banks to support himself...
17) December boys
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the late 1960s, four orphan boys go for a holiday by the sea on the South Australian coast. Since they share the same birth month, the orphanage calls them December boys. But these teens--Maps, Spit, Spark and Misty--have much more in common. With no hopes of ever joining a family, they form their own familial bonds. Then the unexpected news comes that a young couple may adopt one of them, and the long-time pals suddenly share something else: a...
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise two boys. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a 'just say yes' approach to parenting. And as freedom reigns, chaos ensues.
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