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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Dancing to His Song : The Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer
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'Dancing to His Song is the first comprehensive review of the work of Rolf de Heer, Australia's acknowledged auteur, an individual filmmaker famed for never repeating himself. Examining each film individually, Jane Freebury searches for the sources of de Heer's inspiration and finds the secret of his success in an ethic of hard work, flexibility and self-reliance that meets challenges and obstacles with ingenuity and keeps a steady focus in his vision. His remarkable career as an independent filmmaker has much to teach young producers and directors.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2015 .
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      Extent: 378p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 01 March 2015
      • Available as an eBook.
      ISBN: 9781925005417

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Works about this Work

Maverick Jake Wilson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 382 2016; (p. 46)

— Review of Dancing to His Song : The Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer Jane Freebury , 2015 single work biography
Rolf de Heer : Dancing to His Song Book Reveals Man of Vision Jane Freebury , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 27 March 2015;
The Resolutely Unpredictable Rolf De Heer Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , August 2015;

— Review of Dancing to His Song : The Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer Jane Freebury , 2015 single work biography

'The best-ever account of an Australian director? Brian McFarlane reviews Jane Freebury’s survey of the director’s eclectic career'

Maverick Jake Wilson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 382 2016; (p. 46)

— Review of Dancing to His Song : The Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer Jane Freebury , 2015 single work biography
The Resolutely Unpredictable Rolf De Heer Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , August 2015;

— Review of Dancing to His Song : The Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer Jane Freebury , 2015 single work biography

'The best-ever account of an Australian director? Brian McFarlane reviews Jane Freebury’s survey of the director’s eclectic career'

Rolf de Heer : Dancing to His Song Book Reveals Man of Vision Jane Freebury , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 27 March 2015;
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