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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 South Solitary
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'Meredith, 30 and unmarried, arrives at a remote lighthouse island with her uncle, the new head keeper. Bad weather and misadventure leave her marooned with only the sullen and withdrawn assistant keeper, Fleet, for companionship. A tender, faltering courtship ensues.'

Source: Screen Australia.

Notes

  • A column dealing with the composition of the film's soundtrack appeared in the 'Panorama' section of the Canberra Times (31 July 2010): 33.
  • The trailer for this film is available to watch via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMlAFtTIXSo (Sighted: 17/10/2012)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Sydney Film Festival Cec Busby , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , June vol. 21 no. 6 2010; (p. 24)
Untitled Michael Bodey , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 November 2010; (p. 17)
Asylum Seeker's Island Hell Tim Kroenert , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 19 July vol. 20 no. 14 2010;

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
Uncovering the Soul of the Solitary Philippa Hawker , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 July 2010; (p. 6)
Gently Moving Look at Loneliness Philippa Hawker , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 July 2010; (p. 23)

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
Lighthouse Guides Two Passing Ships beyond the Point of Isolation Garry Maddox , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 June 2010; (p. 11)

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
At One with Nomad's Life Geoff Shearer , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 - 18 July 2010; (p. 3)

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
Light Shone with Singular Success Nick Dent , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 25 July 2010; (p. 9)

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
Distress Signal Katelyn Catanzariti , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 25 July 2010; (p. 10)

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
Lonely Hearts David Stratton , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 July 2010; (p. 16)

— Review of South Solitary Shirley Barrett , 2010 single work film/TV
Stars Light Up Screen Katelyn Catanzariti , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 22 July 2010; (p. 41)
Film writer and director Shirley Barrett explains why having the budget for South Solitary heavily cut was a benefit to the finished product.
Saved by a Guiding Light Katelyn Catanzariti , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 25 July 2010; (p. 24-25)
Solitary Shining Light Cris Kennedy , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 July 2010; (p. 33)
Shine On Graeme Blundell (interviewer), 2010 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 July 2010; (p. 6-7)
'Miranda Otto talks to Graeme Blundell about her latest film, the elegiac South Solitary.'
Uncovering the Soul of the Solitary Philippa Hawker , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 July 2010; (p. 6)
Last amended 17 Oct 2012 13:16:57
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