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Adaptation of Kangaroo D. H. Lawrence , 1923 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Kangaroo
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'Adapted from D.H. Lawrence's story of love, violence and political intrigue, based on his personal experiences in Australia in 1922. 'Kangaroo' - the code name of the charismatic leader of a secret fascist army - brings all his dark power to bear to seduce the writer into embracing his ideas, but the writer and his wife find strength in their love reawakened in the exotic southern land.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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Kangaroo and the Lie of Australian Classlessness Lauren Carroll Harris , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 24 2016; (p. 131-139)
'The 1987 film offers an examination of Australian attitudes to class through the lenses of cinema and society. How does this lie of classlessness inform our national identity?' (131)
Kangaroo and the Lie of Australian Classlessness Lauren Carroll Harris , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 24 2016; (p. 131-139)
'The 1987 film offers an examination of Australian attitudes to class through the lenses of cinema and society. How does this lie of classlessness inform our national identity?' (131)
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