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Imaginary Life, An

Year of completion
1997
Content type
Documentary
Format
Short
Genre
Arts, Culture
Duration
55 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

An illuminating profile of the writer David Malouf, recognised as one of Australia's finest novelists and poets. Shot in Australia, Italy, England and Ireland, this film uses a combination of interviews, integrated dramatisations, archival footage and cinema verité sequences to explore the work of this complex man. It reveals a writer who looks closely into ordinary lives and events and finds something precious in them, giving those mundane moments meaning and making them into art.
Completion Year
1997
Genres
Arts, Culture
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Don Featherstone

Producer

Don Featherstone

Writer

Don Featherstone

Executive Producer

Neil Mundy, Chris Oliver

Director of Photography

Paul Ree

Cast

David Malouf, Geoffrey Rush (Narrator)

Awards

1997 — Australian Guild of Screen Composers – NFTO Award for Best Music for a Documentary - Jan Preston

1998 — Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Society – Golden Spire

1997 — US International Film & Video Festival – Third Place - Certificate for Creative Excellence

1997 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW – Gold - Paul Ree

1998 — Hot Docs - Canadian International Documentary Festival – Best International Documentary Under 60 Minutes

Screenings

1997 — Banff World Television Festival

1998 — International Festival of Films on Art

1998 — Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Society

1998 — Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival

1997 — US International Film & Video Festival

1998 — Hot Docs - Canadian International Documentary Festival

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