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Ray Lawrence Ray Lawrence i(A17806 works by)
Born: Established: 1947
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
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Ray Lawrence moved to Australia as a child and for many years worked at Window productions making commercials. Bliss was Lawrence's first feature film and was nominated for Cannes' Golden Palm and scored thirteen Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations, winning three, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director.

Since Bliss, Lawrence has continued to work in commercials and has written many screenplays including Tracks based on the novel by Robyn Davidson, and 'Sweetlip', based on Robert Drewe's short story of the same name. In 2001, Lawrence directed Lantana which also won thirteen AFI nominations, this time winning seven.

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form y separately published work icon Bliss ( dir. Ray Lawrence ) Australia : Window III Productions , 1985 Z1360296 1985 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units)

When Harry, an executive, suffers a heart attack, he experiences a brief moment of brain death, only to awaken with a far darker vision of the seemingly idyllic world that he's left behind. In quick succession, he learns that his wife is cheating on him, his son has become a drug dealer, and his daughter is a junkie. Even his perfect career has become a nightmare, as he discovers that his latest client is, in fact, a heartless, deadly polluter. Enraged, Harry is determined to live a morally righteous life, a notion that proves anathema to everyone around him.

1985 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
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