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'An interpretation of William Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure set in Melbourne's notorious commission flats that provide the setting for an exploration of love, loyalty and justice.'
Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.
Notes
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Received Screen Australia development funding in November 2017. Record under development.
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Co-writer and star Damian Hill died days before filming was due to begin; co-writer and director Paul Ireland indicated that plans were to continue with production. (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/australian-actor-damian-hill-star-of-pawno-dead-at-42-20180924-p505l3.html)
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Originally marketed and funded under the title M4M, but released as Measure for Measure.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Vivid Underworld Portrait
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 October 2020; (p. 13)
— Review of Measure for Measure 2018 single work film/TV'Five years ago Paul Ireland directed and Damian Hill wrote and starred in Pawno, a gripping film set in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Prahran. Hill died suddenly in 2018 while working on the pair’s second collaboration, Measure for Measure, and the film is dedicated to him. As the title suggests, the screenplay is inspired by William Shakespeare.' (Introduction)
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Vivid Underworld Portrait
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 October 2020; (p. 13)
— Review of Measure for Measure 2018 single work film/TV'Five years ago Paul Ireland directed and Damian Hill wrote and starred in Pawno, a gripping film set in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Prahran. Hill died suddenly in 2018 while working on the pair’s second collaboration, Measure for Measure, and the film is dedicated to him. As the title suggests, the screenplay is inspired by William Shakespeare.' (Introduction)
- Melbourne, Victoria,
