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Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst

Year of completion: 2005
Content type: Documentary
Format: Feature
Genre: Arts, Culture, History
Duration: 82 minutes
Production Status: Completed

In this spirited and highly original documentary, acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong reveals the many lives of one larger-than-life woman - flamboyant design pioneer, Florence Broadhurst. Born in outback Australia in 1899, she was a singer and dancer in Shanghai in the 20s and ran her own fashion boutique in London in the 30s before sweeping into Sydney society as a painter and charity queen. But it was in her last incarnation that she really made her mark, shaking up conservative Australia with her bold, exotic wallpaper designs. Now, with her prints in huge demand internationally, the times have finally caught up with this glamorous, complicated, unconventional woman, whose brutal murder in 1977 has never been solved.

Completion Year: 2005
Genres: Arts, Culture, History
Format: Feature
Production Status: Completed