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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

2017 · 1h 37m · Documentary

For Most People, Movies are Entertainment. For One Man, They are a Way of Life.

A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood cinema experience of Australia in England, where he saw the first images of this strange and exotic landscape via the medium of film, to his migration to Australia as a ‘ten pound pom’ in 1963 and onto his present day reflections on the iconic themes that run through our cinematic legacy. All of this reflects a passionate engagement in a uniquely Australian medium. Parallel and at the heart of the series is the story of an industry whose growing pains David has witnessed over a lifetime. Alongside David, the protagonists of this history are the giants of Australian cinema – both behind the camera and in front of it.

Cast

• David Stratton as Self
• Dr George Miller as Self
• Nicole Kidman as Self
• Russell Crowe as Self
• Anne-Louise Lambert as Self
• Margaret Pomeranz as Self
• Geoffrey Wright as Self
• Michael Caton as Self
• Jacki Weaver as Self
• Todd McCarthy as Self
• Jack Thompson as Self
• Sam Neill as Self

Details

Director

Sally Aitken

Released

March 9, 2017

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Documentary

Studio

Stranger Than Fiction Films, Screen NSW and Screen Australia

Status

Released

TMDB score

4.6 / 10 from 7 votes