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A comedy of accidents, life, death, the universe, and a bad corner on the road to Nhill, the story begins with three cars filled with women bowlers on their way home to the Victorian town of Pyramid Hill (population 550) after a tournament. When one of the cars and its four occupants don't return, the town embarks on a chaotic course of action to try to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, the four missing women bowlers, whose car has rolled on the deserted road, are coping fairly well--that is, until the local men and emergency services start trying to help.
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Works about this Work
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Antipodean Automobility and Crash : Treachery, Trespass and Transformation of the Open Road
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Humanities Review , September no. 39/40 2006; An examination of the function of car accidents in Australian film and in the Australian landscape (through roadside memorials). -
The Rules of Being Australian
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March-April no. 25 2003; This discussion of the recent film Australian Rules explores the complexities of 'representation' in both art and politics. -
Brazen Brides, Grotesque Daughters, Treacherous Mothers : Women's Funny Business in Australian Cinema from Sweetie to Holy Smoke
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , November-December no. 23 2002; Womenvision : Women and the Moving Image in Australia 2003; (p. 167-182) Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences. -
Some Films of the 90s
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January no. 2 2000; -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 34 1999; (p. 163-167)
— Review of The Boys 1998 single work film/TV ; Road to Nhill 1996 single work film/TV
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 34 1999; (p. 163-167)
— Review of The Boys 1998 single work film/TV ; Road to Nhill 1996 single work film/TV -
The Rules of Being Australian
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March-April no. 25 2003; This discussion of the recent film Australian Rules explores the complexities of 'representation' in both art and politics. -
Brazen Brides, Grotesque Daughters, Treacherous Mothers : Women's Funny Business in Australian Cinema from Sweetie to Holy Smoke
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , November-December no. 23 2002; Womenvision : Women and the Moving Image in Australia 2003; (p. 167-182) Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences. -
Some Films of the 90s
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January no. 2 2000; -
Antipodean Automobility and Crash : Treachery, Trespass and Transformation of the Open Road
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Humanities Review , September no. 39/40 2006; An examination of the function of car accidents in Australian film and in the Australian landscape (through roadside memorials).
Awards
- 1997 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Original Screenplay
Subjects:
- Country towns,
- Nhill, Nhill - Dimboola - Albacutya area, North West Victoria, Victoria,
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