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Bests


Allen Konigsberg
Allen Konigsberg
Playwright, Author

Great Australist Films

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Cross To Bare
(US title: Vatican Vixens)
(1989)
A marriage between a prostitute and a real estate agent is put under strain, when the husband is accused of being John Paul II.


The Great Book Robbery

The Great Book Robbery
(US title: Star Wars)
(1983)
On April 1, 1983 the calm of the Australis State Library was shattered by masked gunmen who stole $A2 million worth of untraceable paperbacks. A true story and to this day no-one has ever been charged with the crime.


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Merry Christmas, T. E. Lawrence
(1934)
Set in Ile de Marie in the 1930s, this is the poignant story of a small boy caught up in the middle of a bitter custody battle between the the Japanese Army and a singing dog.

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The Slot
(US title: Priscilla: Queen of the Chain-gang)
(1994)
A feel-good prison movie laced with drag queens and 70s disco music about the rising tension in the male-only domain of a high-tech, maximum security prison.


Members Night

Members Night
(US title: Yahoo Serious' Scenes From a Marriage)
(1995)
A feel-good football movie laced with drag queens and 70s disco music exploring the politics and relationships in the male-only domain of an Australist Rules Football club.


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