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1) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 115 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week (only on Tuesdays) these unique filmmaking rules bring a rare authenticity to this emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility and transformation.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (591 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in rural Australia in the years following World War II, this beautifully acted, sharply written series follows the fortunes of a woman returning home after spending two decades abroad.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (430 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in Australia against the social change of the 1950s, it stars Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) as nurse Sarah Adams, who has returned home after 20 years in Europe and the horrors of WWII.
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this season, Drovers Run is hit with more shocks and surprises than ever before. After a pregnancy scare, Tess learns that Nick, the love of her life, is still alive. Meg proposes to Terry and the girls face off against a relentless hit-man, who has been hired to kill Rob.
5) The Tree
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mystical drama of loss and rebirth in the Australian countryside. Blindsided with anguish after her husband’s sudden death, Dawn (Charlotte Gainsbourg)—along with her four young children—struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-year-old Simone becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then...
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 505 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of post-World War II Australia, Sarah Adams is a nurse who becomes involved in the affairs of the wealthy Bligh family. It is dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Things have changed for Doctor Lucien Blake. His co-conspirator Lawson has been fired from Ballarat, his emotional embrace with Jean has changed life in the house. Doctor Blake finds his tenure under threat by a new arrival. But that's the least of his troubles when he uncovers a dark story behind his mother's death. In this eight-part series return, the wonderfully maverick Doctor Blake is pushed to his limits to find the truth behind a range of...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (341 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Several interweaving storylines that start with a mysterious accident and the death of an Aboriginal girl in the outback. Her former teacher, Alex, becomes involved with journalist Ned Banks and his brother, Jesse, a genius computer hacker, to try to unravel the mystery. When the brothers uncover video footage of the crime, they are targeted by powerful and dangerous figures that may be connected to the highest levels of national politics.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (463 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Janet is seconded from a case of psychological abuse in the armed services to head up a Royal Commission into gun crime. Conscripting solicitors Richard and Lina, and the ambitious Owen Ramsey, Janet trades the rarefied atmosphere of mahogany courtrooms, wigs, and gowns for plain clothes and a community hall. There, she and her team focus on the murder of 25-year-old Hani Akvan.
Publisher
KOCH Vision
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (1376 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The honeymoon is over as the adventure in the Australian outback continues. After the birth of Nick's child with his old flame, Sally, he and Tess strain to keep their marriage together. Meanwhile, the arrival of the mysterious Regan pits McLeod versus McLeod as the girls try to save Drovers Run from their cousin's deceitful plans. Even greater shocks are in store as Jodi learns the truth about her father and Stevie reveals a secret of her own.
Publisher
[Publisher not identifed]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (727 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Armed with a razor-sharp wit, Miss. Fisher investigates crimes in opulent 1920s Australia. Sharply written and gorgeously costumed, these episodes are sure to charm fans of costume dramas and mysteries alike.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (370 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Australia's red heart with all of its precarious beauty, the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart-stopping emergencies they attend.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 574 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Dr. Lucian Blake returns to his Australian hometown to continue his late father's medical practice, but it is his additional responsibility as the town's chief medical officer that leads him to investigating cases of suspicious death.
18) Walkabout
Series
Criterion collection volume 10
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece. Along the way, they met a young aborigine on his 'walkabout,' a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (519 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the final season, Sarah Nordmann finally marries wealthy landowner George Bligh. But as Sarah takes her place as lady of Ash Park, George's mother, Elizabeth, feels pushed out of the household. George's son, James, returns from abroad to start a business, while his daughter, Anna, lives in Hawaii with her sister-in-law, hiding a secret from the family. The Bligh's face tragedies, betrayals, and new beginnings that will challenge their relationships...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 550 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Doctor Lucien Blake returns to Ballarat after an attempt to reunite with his long lost daughter. But it's no longer the safe haven he left behind: Danny has been transferred to Melbourne, replaced by a new Senior Constable who seems hell bent on making Blake's job as police surgeon as difficult as possible. Blake's old nemesis Patrick Tyneman has called in the help of some powerful men to keep an eye on Blake. And of course there are the strange and...
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