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Mini-series based on the best-selling autobiography by A.B. Facey, tracing his life from the late nineteenth century through Gallipoli and into marriage, fatherhood, and later life.
The mini-series was successful on Australian television, but Moran is unflattering in his appraisal: 'The mini-series was in effect a lovingly authentic visual and aural recreation of the novel. The trouble was that what was a pleasure to read on the printed page was pretty much insufferably boring to watch on screen. The narrative was far too anecdotal and the performances of brothers Dominic and Benedict Sweeney as Facey were dull.'
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A detailed breakdown of each episode is available via the Australian Television Informative Archive website: http://www.australiantelevision.net/fortunatelife/ (Sighted: 12/01/2015)
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y
The Making of a Fortunate Life
Sydney
:
Fontana
,
1985
Z548109
1985
single work
single work
essay
A descriptive account, heavily illustrated with photographs, of the production process of the television adaptation of A. B. Facey's A Fortunate Life.
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y
The Making of a Fortunate Life
Sydney
:
Fontana
,
1985
Z548109
1985
single work
single work
essay
A descriptive account, heavily illustrated with photographs, of the production process of the television adaptation of A. B. Facey's A Fortunate Life.
- Western Australia,
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Gallipoli,
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