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Autopsy on a Dream (2013)
Directed by John Weiley
Documentary, History · 1h 30m
In 1968, John Weiley shot 'Autopsy on a Dream' - a film about the Sydney Opera House detailing its construction process and the politics of Jorn Utzon's dismissal. Weiley's film was controversial; it was screened once and then he was told it had been destroyed. Forty five years later a copy was discovered in the BBC vaults by an ABC producer looking for archive footage of the Opera House. Weiley was contacted and told about a film that had no sound track. Weiley was overjoyed; for years he had kept the original sound. So began the painstaking process of restoring this record of a unique moment in Australian culture to its former glory, complete with updated voice-over from the original narrator, Bob Ellis. It is set in context by a 30 minute prologue entitled 'The Dream of Perfection'. Made by the same filmmaker, John Weiley, forty-five years on, 'Dream of Perfection' tells the story of the 1968 film - from commission to destruction, to surprise resurrection.
Cast
David Attenborough
Crew
- Director
- John Weiley
- Writer
- John Weiley
- Producer
- John Maynard, Donna Chang
Details
- Release date
- 2013-10-20
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
- Production
- ABC Arts, Felix Media, Screen Australia, BBC