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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Cinematic Failures : Scene I, You've Seen Them All
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Robert Drewe, hopeful that his book The Drowner will be adapted for film, recalls three previous failed attempts (each with director Ray Lawrence) to bring books to the screen. The titles in question were Drewe's stories 'Sweetlips' and 'Machete' and Robyn Davidson's autobiograpy Tracks.

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    y separately published work icon The Age 22 May 2010 Z1692928 2010 newspaper issue 2010 pg. 3 Section: A2
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3 A2 Cinematic Failures : Scene I, You've Seen Them Allsmall AustLit logo The Age
Subjects:
  • Sweetlip Robert Drewe , 1983 single work short story
  • Machete Robert Drewe , 1989 single work short story
  • Tracks Robyn Davidson , 1980 single work autobiography
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