John Waters
Publisher
Walden Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Nim is the precocious daughter of scientist father Jack. Nim, a bit older now, still has a gift to be "one with nature" and her amazing animal friends. But now that developers and poachers threaten her island, she and her dad must fight to preserve their pristine home and its abundant wildlife.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Newly widowed nurse Joan Kirkhope is on a quest to find answers about her husband's perplexing death. Ex-detective Jack Darby has taken to the open road to escape his past. When their vehicles collide on a remote road in the Australian outback, these strangers are thrown together for an unexpected adventure. The two couldn't be more different: a down-to-earth Aussie and a tightly wound Englishwoman. But as they're drawn into a string of intriguing...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A sniper who leaves no trace is terrorizing the city, and Jane Halifax is approached by Commander Tom Saracen to help find the killer. Currently a professor of forensic psychiatry, it's been almost 20 years since Jane worked with the police. As a celebrated academic in a long-term relationship with Ben Sailor, a gifted musician, her life now seems complete, along with his daughter, Zoe. Does Jane want to change all that now? Ben is opposed to the...
Publisher
BFS Entertainment and Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A human story of jealousy, blackmail, self-made men, frustrated ambitions and secrecy that takes place in Melbourne, Australia in the 19th century and involves an investigation into a homicide where the deceased was discovered on the inside of a hansom cab. The influential and secretive Frettlby family is at the center of the mystery, and the name of the killer himself is not as much significance in the story, as is the role of the Frettlby family...
Series
Criterion collection volume 773
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. Based on a play and true story.
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Three programs on the natural wonders of Australia, covering the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian Alps, Daintree, Lord Howe Island, Shark Bay, King's Canyon, Flinders Ranges, Lake Eyres, Kakadu, the Blue Mountains, and Lamington's primeval rainforest.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The suffocating repressiveness of the Victorian era is superbly realized by director Bruce Beresford in The Getting of Wisdom. Thirteen-year-old Laura, an incorrigible free spirit from the Australian outback, is enrolled in a prestigious girl's boarding school. The indoctrination process is a rough one, and Laura very nearly loses her individuality and sense of self-worth. When she does mature, however, it is on her terms, and not the school's.