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'Jim Doyle (David Wenham) is hired by a major bank to perfect his mathematical discovery. He believes he can predict the stock market using chaos theory. His new boss, Simon O'Reilly (Anthony LaPaglia), gives him the biggest computer in the southern hemisphere, and then applies constant pressure. Meanwhile, a nine-year-old boy drowns himself when the bank forecloses on his family's mortgage. Grief-stricken parents Wayne (Steve Rodgers) and Diane Davis (Mandy McElhinney) bring a court action, alleging the bank failed to disclose the risks of their loan. O'Reilly tells his fixers to make the legal problem go away. Doyle's new girlfriend Michelle (Sibylla Budd) wonders if Jim has sold his soul to the devil. He wonders if she is a spy for his boss.
As Doyle perfects his computer model, he warns O'Reilly about the implications: if they can foresee a market crash, they could also act to stop it, benefiting millions. O'Reilly sees only a huge profit potential, a score to make his name. To cement Doyle's loyalty, he asks him to lie before the court, in the Davis case. The bank wins, but Doyle loses Michelle and the respect of his close colleague, Vincent (Greg Stone). Wayne Davis decides to kill the banker who killed his son, just as Doyle unleashes his computer program on the financial markets. O'Reilly discovers too late that Doyle has his own plans for the bank.' (Source: Australian Screen website)
As Doyle perfects his computer model, he warns O'Reilly about the implications: if they can foresee a market crash, they could also act to stop it, benefiting millions. O'Reilly sees only a huge profit potential, a score to make his name. To cement Doyle's loyalty, he asks him to lie before the court, in the Davis case. The bank wins, but Doyle loses Michelle and the respect of his close colleague, Vincent (Greg Stone). Wayne Davis decides to kill the banker who killed his son, just as Doyle unleashes his computer program on the financial markets. O'Reilly discovers too late that Doyle has his own plans for the bank.' (Source: Australian Screen website)
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Disrespectful Indigenisation : The Films of Robert Connolly
2013
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criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , December no. 69 2013; 'In this article, I will examine the work of contemporary Australian filmmaker Robert Connolly (b. 1967), a director who could be considered amongst the most successful contemporary filmmakers working in Australia today. While many of his colleagues have struggled to make their second (or even first) feature film, Connolly, in his various roles, has made a feature roughly every other year since graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in the late 1990s. To date, he has written and directed four feature films, produced nearly a dozen others, worked on such quality television series as The Slap (2011), written and directed a made-for-television-movie, and produced the epic film adaptation of Tim Winton’s short story collection The Turning (2013). His track record in the contemporary industry makes him a significant case study, and as a means of introducing this analysis, I want to briefly consider Graeme Turner’s 1994 article “Whatever Happened to National Identity? Film and Nation in the 1990s” to help situate Connolly’s work in the context of Australian cinema and the narrative trends of recent decades.' (Author's Introduction) -
The Bank
2012
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— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 100-101) -
Thematising the Global : Recent Australian Film
2005
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— Appears in: Post Script , Winter-Summer vol. 24 no. 2-3 2005; (p. 109-121) -
The Boys from the Bank - The Bank
2001
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— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , September-October no. 16 2001;
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The Boys from the Bank - The Bank
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , September-October no. 16 2001; -
Disrespectful Indigenisation : The Films of Robert Connolly
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , December no. 69 2013; 'In this article, I will examine the work of contemporary Australian filmmaker Robert Connolly (b. 1967), a director who could be considered amongst the most successful contemporary filmmakers working in Australia today. While many of his colleagues have struggled to make their second (or even first) feature film, Connolly, in his various roles, has made a feature roughly every other year since graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in the late 1990s. To date, he has written and directed four feature films, produced nearly a dozen others, worked on such quality television series as The Slap (2011), written and directed a made-for-television-movie, and produced the epic film adaptation of Tim Winton’s short story collection The Turning (2013). His track record in the contemporary industry makes him a significant case study, and as a means of introducing this analysis, I want to briefly consider Graeme Turner’s 1994 article “Whatever Happened to National Identity? Film and Nation in the 1990s” to help situate Connolly’s work in the context of Australian cinema and the narrative trends of recent decades.' (Author's Introduction) -
The Bank
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 100-101) -
Thematising the Global : Recent Australian Film
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Post Script , Winter-Summer vol. 24 no. 2-3 2005; (p. 109-121)
Awards
- 2002 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Original Screenplay
- 2002 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film
- 2001 nominated IF Awards Inside Film Awards — Best Script
- 2001 nominated IF Awards Inside Film Awards — Best Feature Film
- 2001 nominated AFI Awards Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film
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