Recorded live at Guardian Australia’s Film Club, film critic Luke Buckmaster discusses what makes Australian films succeed or fail as well as examples of how misguided restoration can lead directors to destroy the legacy of their films. Also involved in the panel are film critic Margaret Pomeranz and Michael Loebenstein from the National Film and Sound archive
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This month Guardian Australia's Film Club in Adelaide screened the debut of the restored 1976 Australian classic Storm Boy at the Mercury Cinema. After the film our critic Luke Buckmaster hosted Margaret Pomeranz and Michael Loebenstein from the National Film and Sound archive in a panel discussion.
They discussed the highs and lows of the Australian film industry, what it takes to make Australians go and see a film and how directors need to avoid the temptation of attempting to change their films during restoration because they often end up tarnishing the memory of the original film.
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