Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Other People's Stories : Reproducing History in 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'
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'Fred Schepisi's 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith' (1978), an adaptation of Thomas Keneally's 1972 novel of the same name, is an incendiary film from the Australian New Wave that attempts to give voice to aspects of the nation's violent history. With its then-sizeable A$1.2 million budget, the film was a commercial failure despite playing at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim, and has continued to court controversy.'

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    y separately published work icon Screen Education no. 96 2020 19247943 2020 periodical issue 2020 pg. 124-128
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