Lorna Lesley

Lorna Lesley

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Lorna Lesley

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Generación robada
Miss Thomas
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.
El diamante de Jeru
Jenny Vandover
Estamos en 1955, y John y Helen Lacklan son dos científicos que han estado trabajando para el gobierno de los Estados Unidos como parte de un programa para el desarrollo de armas nucleares. También son marido y mujer, y cuando John se casa con Helen, le da un anillo sin diamante, prometiéndole encontrar algún día el que ella merece. Necesitando unas vacaciones, los Lacklan viajan a Borneo, esperando encontrarlo. Para guiarlos, contratan a Mike Kardec, un americano que conoce las junglas de Borneo y que también ha buscado diamantes por su cuenta. Mike empieza a sentirse atraído por Helen, y Helen siente lo mismo por Mike; John no tarda en ver lo que ocurre y, furioso, despide a Kardec, contratando en su lugar a un nativo que asegura saber dónde encontrar diamantes...
Resistance
Jean Skilling
Over the five days after a military coup, army troops arrive to enforce martial law and encounter a growing resistance movement.
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate
Glenys Mathieson
Kate McLelland's life is a normal one of a girl her age in the eastern suburbs, until her discovery that she is adopted. This is the story of her search for her natural mother and the resulting relationship.
The Settlement
Joycie
Down-on-their-luck drifters Kearney and Martin wander into the small town of Cedar Creek looking to swindle a few pounds from the locals. After a not-too-friendly reception, the pair decide to move into an abandoned shack on the outskirts of town. They are soon joined in their new home by Joycie, another town outcast with a shady past. While the three manage to start a rather happy life together, they soon find that others in the town strongly disapprove of their living arrangements.
The Survivor
Susan
When a 747 crashes shortly after take-off, the sole survivor is the pilot. Virtually unhurt, he and the investigators look for the answers to the disaster. Meanwhile mysterious deaths occur in the community and only a psychic, in touch with the supernatural, can help the pilot unravel the mystery surrounding the doomed plane.
...Maybe This Time
Suzy Williams
Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.
Peligro... reacción en cadena
Gloria
Tras un grave accidente en una central nuclear de una apartada zona de Australia, un empleado de la misma, decide advertir a la población de la gravedad del mismo, pero se encuentra con la oposición de los directores de la central y del gobierno, que emplearan todos los métodos a su alcance para evitar que se sepa el más que posible desastre nuclear que afectará a miles de personas.
Just Out Of Reach
Cathy
This short feature film begins with a suicide attempt by Cathy, and then follows by telling her story in flashbacks. Cathy is a neurotic young woman who retreats from cold British parents into an equally uncommunicative relationship with a former teacher who aspires to be a poet. Cathy's self-destructive behavior is presented as a legacy of her (British) family and past.
Benny Hill Down Under
Various
A one-off special starring Benny Hill, filmed entirely in Australia. Includes a sketch about "Benny Kelly," son of infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly; "Hold Back the Wind" (a Tennessee Williams parody); "Archie's Angels" (a spoof of Charlie's Angels); and "Lady Godiva." Also: a vagabond dreams of moving up to the high life; an interview with Chow Mein; a dance routine set to the themes from The Avengers, M*A*S*H and Hawaii Five-O; and closing hijinks around the beach.
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Tricia
A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her third child, she sends desperate cries for help. But her mother, husband, neighbour and clinic sister do not recognise the seriousness of the situation until the baby ends up in hospital with a fractured skull. A heart-wrenching film that illustrates the experiences of many women who suffer from post-natal depression.