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21) Walkabout
Series
Criterion collection volume 10
Formats
Description
A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece. Along the way, they met a young aborigine on his 'walkabout, ' a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone.
22) The last wave
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of a lawyer defending a group of aboriginals accused of murder. The lawyer feels the pull of magic forces beneath the surface of civilization.
Publisher
[BBC America]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After reuniting with his long-lost daughter in Singapore, Dr. Lucien Blake returns to Ballarat, Australia, where a new Senior Constable and an old foe do their best to thwart his work as police surgeon. And yet they need Blake's help to solve the murder of the mayor of Ballarat, the stabbing of a rock 'n' roll star and the poisoning of a well-dressed picnicker.
24) Don's party
Publisher
Distributed by Fox Lorber Associates
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set on the day of the Australian federal elections in October 1969. Chronicles the interaction among a group of young suburbanites who get together to watch election returns.
25) Ned Kelly
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Feature film about Australia's most notorious outlaw of the 19th century.
26) Mystery road
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An Australian indigenous detective returns home to the outback to solve the murder of a teenage girl whose body is found outside of town.
Series
Film Movement volume 1, film 2
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A darkly humorous search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude. Follow Danny throught a series of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities on the east coast of Australia.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (727 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Miss Phryne Fisher is back with more mysteries and fashion. A private detective in 1920s Melbourne, Phryne has a knack for being in the right place at the right time, and she's usually armed with the right weapon. Aided by her maid, Dorothy 'Dot' Williams, Phryne ventures from the city's mansions to its brothels, gaining admirers and enemies along the way.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 378 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As a devout Muslim in post-9/11 Australia, detective Zane Malik feels constant pressure to prove himself but frequently clashes with his old-school superior. This critically acclaimed, award-winning crime series tackles thorny themes in today's complex world.
Publisher
KOCH Vision
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007.
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (1376 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The honeymoon is over as the adventure in the Australian outback continues. After the birth of Nick's child with his old flame, Sally, he and Tess strain to keep their marriage together. Meanwhile, the arrival of the mysterious Regan pits McLeod versus McLeod as the girls try to save Drovers Run from their cousin's deceitful plans. Even greater shocks are in store as Jodi learns the truth about her father and Stevie reveals a secret of her own.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2015
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (505 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Against the backdrop of post-World War II Australia, Sarah Adams is a nurse who becomes involved in the affairs of the wealthy Bligh family and dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (351 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in the Australian outback, a young internet journalist and his hacker brother investigate a deadly car accident that the government tries to keep quiet due to the connection of someone involved to a secret research project.
33) The road warrior
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (202 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The road warrior: In the post-nuclear outback of Australia, a battle is raged by a tiny band of civilized survivors and a group of barbarians over a precious cache of gasoline.
Mad Max beyond Thunderdome: Once again, Mad Max stands alone against the barbarians of a post-nuclear age. This time, Max defends the future--a group of abandoned children--and enters the gladiatorial maces-and-chainsaws combat inside Thunderdome arena.
34) Muriel's wedding
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999?
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
No one ever paid much attention to Muriel and her humdrum small town life, so she and her best friend Rhonda decide to leave it behind and head for the big city ... where they end up having the exciting adventure of their lives! What's more, soon everyone takes notice when Muriel becomes engaged to a handsome and popular sports hero!
35) Ride like a girl
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatized story of Michelle Payne, who became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015.
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (1376 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this season, Drovers Run is hit with more shocks and surprises than ever before. After a pregnancy scare, Tess learns that Nick, the love of her life, is still alive. Meg proposes to Terry and the girls face off against a relentless hit-man, who has been hired to kill Rob.
37) Kenny
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers porta-potties to them all. A true unsung hero, Kenny does one of society's dirtiest jobs. Kenny struggles to juggle family tensions, fatherhood and sewage. Part philosopher, part comedian and all heart.
38) 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.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 324 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Zane Malik is a young detective at the Major Crime Squad in Sydney, Australia. He's also a Muslim, in a post-9/11 world where such an identity automatically arouses suspicion and fear. He's a good husband and father and a dedicated cop with one main problem on the job: Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley. Crowley's an old school policeman for whom rules and regulations play a poor second to getting results.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An ambitious rancher sets his sights on the hills of the awesome Snowy River country. Buried somewhere in that pristine wilderness, protected by treacherous terrain and bands of wild, stampeding horses, is a fortune in unmined gold. Before the rancher can stake his claim, however, his world is turned upside down when a cowboy steals his daughter's heart and uncovers a secret in those hills more precious than any treasure. Bonus features included.
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