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The Nights Belong to the Novelist (1987)
Directed by Christina Wilcox
Documentary · 48m
This documentary explores the imaginative world of Australian novelist Elizabeth Jolley. It combines readings, dramatised segments, and witty and playful interviews in which Jolley talks about the craft and practical problems of writing, and her fictional treatment of old age, women's relationships, exile and displacement. Dramatic sequences bring to life Jolley's unforgettable characters. We see the funny, sad and bizarre worlds created in 'Woman in lampshade', 'Milk and Honey', 'Miss Peabody's Inheritance', 'Mr Scobies' Riddle' and 'Palamino'.
Cast
Ruth Cracknell
Kerry Walker
Crew
- Director
- Christina Wilcox
- Writer
- Christina Wilcox, Joan Kirkby
Details
- Release date
- 1987-08-27
- Runtime
- 48m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
- Production
- Australian Film Institute