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-- Priscilla, queen of the desert.2007., Adult, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Adventures Edition: Extra frills ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam and Ralph each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered, pink tour bus "Priscilla," this wickedly funny and high-drama trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits.
![The adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert [DVD] (1994). Directed by Stephan Elliott.](/Library/images/~imageCT70998.JPG "The adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert [DVD] (1994). Directed by Stephan Elliott.")
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-- Australie(2009), Adult, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Australia Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman join forces with visionary director Baz Luhrmann in Australia, an epic and romantic action adventure set on the brink of World War II. When an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to this faraway continent, she meets rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) and an enchanting aboriginal child (Brandon Walters). This unlikely trio joins forces and embarks on a transforming journey, driving a herd of cattle across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful, yet unforgiving, terrain. When their world is torn apart by powerful enemies, they must try to find each other amidst the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. With this new film, director Baz Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together comedy, romance, drama, adventure and spectacle."--Container.
![Australia [DVD] (2008). Directed by Baz Luhrmann.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Australia [DVD] (2008). Directed by Baz Luhrmann.")
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(2011, p2010)., Adult, distributed exclusively in Canada by Allaince Films Call No: DVD Fic King's Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Tom Hooper), Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor (Colin Firth), The King's Speech is an inspirational tale of one man's quest to find his voice, inspire his people, and rally the world."--Container.
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2013., 120, Well Go USA Call No: DVD Fic Mystery R Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.
![Mystery Road [DVD] (2013). Directed by Ivan Sen.](/Library/images/~imageCT101400.JPG "Mystery Road [DVD] (2013). Directed by Ivan Sen.")
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2020., 136, Mongrel Media Call No: DVD Fic Nightingale Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
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[2013]., [Publisher not identified] Call No: DVD Fic Place 1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: A place to call home Volume: 1Summary Note: Set in rural Australia in the years following World War II, this beautifully acted, sharply written series follows the fortunes of a woman returning home after spending two decades abroad.
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2015., Acorn Media Call No: DVD Fic Place 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: A place to call home Volume: 2Summary Note: Set in Australia against the social change of the 1950s, it stars Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) as nurse Sarah Adams, who has returned home after 20 years in Europe and the horrors of WWII.
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-- Place to call home.2015., RLJ Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Place 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: A place to call home Volume: 3Summary Note: 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. It is dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.
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-- Place to call home.By Martin-Jones, Chris Lee, Bevan Hannam, David Sandler, Giula Thomson, Katherine Parsons, Deborah Wilson, Kim Lambert, Sarah Ridley, John R. Barry, Ian Danzey, Lynn-Maree Barrett, Shirley Dusseldorp, Marta, 1973- Hazlehurst, Noni Climo, Brett Berry, David Earl, Abby Parkes-Lockwood, Arianwen, 1987- Mignone, Aldo Wiseman, Sara, 1972- Baird, Jenni Holden, Fra2017., Acorn Media Call No: DVD Fic Place 4 Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: A place to call home Volume: 4Summary Note: 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. It is dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.
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2008., Adult, distributed exclusively in Canada by Alliance Films Call No: DVD Fic Romulus Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Developed with director Riachard Roxburgh over seven years, Romulus, My Father has been adapted for the screen by poet and playwright, Nick Drake. Based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir, it tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is, ultimately, a story of impossible love that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a father and a son."--Container.
![Romulus, my father [DVD] (2007). Directed by Richard Roxburgh.](/Library/images/~imageCT72260.JPG "Romulus, my father [DVD] (2007). Directed by Richard Roxburgh.")
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[1997]., General, New Line Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Shine Edition: Widescreen edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The story of Australian pianist David Helfgott. He experiences a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized, but later returns to the concert hall.
![Shine [DVD] (1997). Directed by Scott Hicks.](/Library/images/~imageCT82970.JPG "Shine [DVD] (1997). Directed by Scott Hicks.")
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2004., Adult, Released by Hopscotch Entertainment : distributed by Mongrel Media Call No: DVD Fic Somersault Edition: Collector's ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Heidi, who is starved of true affection, looks to short-lived sexual encounters for the physical and emotional contact she craves. After a confrontation with her mother, she flees Canberra for the snow resort of Lake Jindabyne. A chance encounter with Joe, the son of a wealthy local farmer, leads to a developing relationship in all its complexity.
![Somersault [DVD] (2004). Directed by Cate Shortland.](/Library/images/~imageCT69420.JPG "Somersault [DVD] (2004). Directed by Cate Shortland.")
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c2004., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD FIC Thorn Edition: Standard format. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Presents the saga of the Cleary family, beginning on an Australian sheep station in the early twentieth century and ending fifty years later, focusing on the forbidden love that develops between Meggie and Father Ralph de Bricassart.