Gillian Armstrong Movies

  • 1971
    The Roof Needs Mowing

    The Roof Needs Mowing

    The Roof Needs Mowing

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    A series of surreal short scenes portraying a suburban family and their everyday rituals.

    The Roof Needs Mowing
  • 1975
    The Removalists

    The Removalists

    The Removalists

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    An adaptation of David Williamson's play; John Hargreaves and Peter Cummins star as a good and bad cop who assist a battered wife as she tries to...

    The Removalists
  • 1996
    Not Fourteen Again

    Not Fourteen Again

    Not Fourteen Again

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    An exploration of the hopes and expectations of three working class women from Adelaide, and the differences and similarities they share with their...

    Not Fourteen Again
  • 1973
    Satdee Night

    Satdee Night

    Satdee Night

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    A short observational account of one Saturday night in the mundane life of Stuart. He gets drunk, goes out to clubs,, searches for love and falls...

    Satdee Night
  • 1973
    Gretel

    Gretel

    Gretel

    01973HD

    A memory of an adolescent awakening brought painfully to life

    Gretel
  • 2004
    Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

    Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

    Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

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    A documentary about the making of Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film STARSTRUCK.

    Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck
  • 2022
    Senses of Cinema

    Senses of Cinema

    Senses of Cinema

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    As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking...

    Senses of Cinema
  • 1981
    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

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    Profile on three young Adelaide women. Diana, Kerry and Josie are now 18 years old, and continue to have open and frank discussions about their lives.

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better
  • 1988
    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

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    The third film in a documentary series from acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong, about the lives of three working class women. as they grow up from...

    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces
  • 1976
    Smokes and Lollies

    Smokes and Lollies

    Smokes and Lollies

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    The first film in a Seven Up-like series examining the lives of three teenage girls in South Australia during the 1970s. It looks at issues such as...

    Smokes and Lollies
  • 1976
    Promised Woman

    Promised Woman

    Promised Woman

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    Antigone arrives in Sydney from Greece to have an arranged marriage with Telis, but is rejected by him as he expected a younger woman. Telis's older...

    Promised Woman
  • 1977
    The Singer and the Dancer

    The Singer and the Dancer

    The Singer and the Dancer

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    An older woman relives the bitter memories of her past, through her friendship with a younger girl who is experiencing a very insecure relationship...

    The Singer and the Dancer
  • 1970
    Old Man and Dog

    Old Man and Dog

    Old Man and Dog

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    Early short film directed by Gillian Armstrong.

    Old Man and Dog
  • 1973
    One Hundred a Day

    One Hundred a Day

    One Hundred a Day

    01973HD

    A young girl is forced to continue working at her machine all day in a 1930s shoe factory after a visit to a backyard abortionist. Based on the short...

    One Hundred a Day