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John Ruane John Ruane i(A9831 works by) (a.k.a. John William Ruane)
Born: Established: 1952 ;
Gender: Male
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Australian film director and script writer.

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form y separately published work icon That Eye, the Sky ( dir. John Ruane ) 1994 Australia : Beyond Films , 1994 Z192639 1994 single work film/TV When twelve-year-old Ort Flack's father Sam is plunged into a coma after a truck accident, Ort's family is fractured. As his mother bravely tries to hold them all together, a mysterious stranger appears and changes all their lives, giving Ort courage, comfort, and faith.
1995 Nominated Australian Film Institute Awards Best Screenplay - Adapted
form y separately published work icon Feathers ( dir. John Ruane ) Australia : Australian Film Commission , 1986 6829431 1986 single work film/TV

'A city couple go to visit country friends and learn something of the simple life. It becomes a strange and magical visit. The simple pleasures and calmness that surround the lives of the country couple unconsciously change Jack and Fran's attitudes. Unfortunately it is a change that they will both live to regret.'

Source: Trove. (Sighted: 18/12/2013)

1987 won Australian Film Institute Awards Best Short Fiction Film
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