Australian Films at Ames Public Library
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1915 (DVD ACTION NIN) 357 min. 1982.
A classic Australian World War I saga, this miniseries captures the hopes and heartaches of innocent country boys as they embark on the greatest and worst adventure of their lives, when they face the filthy deprivations and shocking savagery of trench warfare.
Australia (DVD ACTION AUS) 165 min. 2009.
In northern Australia during early World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across the country's most unforgiving land, only to face the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese who had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier.
Breaker Morant (DVD DRAMA BRE) 107 min. 1979.
After the brutal death of a British captain in the Boer War in South Africa in 1901, Lt. Harry Morant leads his unit in pursuit of the Boers, attacks their camp, and executes a captive. Other executions and deaths lead to the arrest and trial of Morant and two other lieutenants.
Bush Christmas (DVD FAMILY BUS) 77 min. 1947.
Two children, heading home to Australia for Christmas, encounter a group of thieves. They accidentally give them the information needed to steal their father's horses. The children then try to save the horses.
Crocodile Dundee (DVD COMEDY CRO) 97 min. 1986.
An Australian who hunts crocodiles, stares down giant water buffaloes, and drinks mere mortals under the table, faces the ultimate test – a trip to New York City.
Crocodile Hunter’s Croc Files (597.98 DVD CRO) 110 min. 2001.
Take a look at some of the unusual animals found only in Australia: kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, and wombats. Some crocodiles and native species of North America are also featured.
December Boys (DVD DRAMA DEC) 105 min. 2007.
In the late 1960s, four orphan boys with December birthdays go for a holiday on the South Australian coast. But these teens--Maps, Spit, Spark and Misty--have much more in common. With no hopes of ever joining a family, they form their own familial bonds. Then the unexpected news comes that a young couple may adopt one of them, and the long-time pals suddenly share a rivalry to be the chosen one.
Families of Australia (J 306.85 DVD FAM) 30 min. 2005.
Visit eight-year-old Phoebe on her family's farm near Attunga, a town northwest of Sydney, as she gathers eggs for breakfast, rounds up sheep, enjoys Sports Day at school and takes a violin lesson after school. Seven-year-old Josh lives in Sydney, Australia's largest city. Follow Josh as he takes care of the pet chickens, goes to school, visits his grandparents and makes a chain of volcanoes from an egg carton.
Fortress (DVD DRAMA FOR) 90 min. 1985.
In the Australian Outback, a resourceful schoolteacher and her class must save themselves from four masked gunmen.
Gallipoli (DVD ACTION GAL) 111 min. 1981.
Two friends are involved with the battle between Australians and the German-occupied Turks in this commentary on the wastes of war.
Heavenly Creatures (DVD DRAMA HEA) 99 min. 1994.
Based on an actual crime involving mystery writer Ann Perry when an adolescent, this is the story of two bright and imaginative teenage girls who form a bond, creating a private fantasy world. Disturbed by the intensity of the friendship, their parents threaten to keep them apart. The girls devise a plan that leads to shocking consequences. Filmed in New Zealand.
Her Majesty (DVD FAMILY HER) 105 min. 2004.
Based on a true story. A girl’s unusual friendship with an outcast old woman changes an entire community. As a rural New Zealand town prepares for a visit from Queen Elizabeth, the townspeople pressure the old woman to sell her shack that is a community embarrassment.
Innocence (DVD DRAMA INN) 96 min. 2002.
After more than forty years apart, a couple embarks on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers.
Kangaroo Jack (DVD FAMILY KAN) 89 min. 2003.
Charlie and Louis are from Brooklyn. Charlie's stepfather, Sal, is a criminal who sends Charlie and Lewis to Australia to meet and deliver a large amount of cash to a Mr. Smith. En route to the outback, Charlie and Louis accidentally run over a kangaroo, and they dress it in sunglasses and Louis' jacket for snapshots. Since the animal wasn't dead, it hops away - taking the mob money with it.
Kings in Green Castles (DVD TV KIN) 200 min. 1998.
Set in the mid 1800s, this is a saga of hatred and tragedy, wealth and romance − a true story of settlers from famine-struck Ireland who find new life in Australia.
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