form y separately published work icon Bodysurfer series - publisher   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Bodysurfers Robert Drewe , 1983 single work short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Bodysurfer
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A television mini-series based on the award-winning collection of short stories by Robert Drewe, Bodysurfer combines a number of characters and incidents to create a single narrative focusing on the troubled personal life of Sydney architect David Lang. The narrative takes place over a period of some eighteen months, beginning shortly after the failure of Lang's marriage. He begins a series of casual affairs, but memories of his past come flooding back to stir his feelings of guilt and he has a breakdown.

Notes

  • Mini-series.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

One for the Thirtyites Marie McNamara , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 August 1989; (p. 3)

— Review of Bodysurfer Christopher Lee , Suzanne Hawley , Denis Whitburn , 1989 series - publisher film/TV
Midlife Crisis Swamps the Bodysurfer Lance Campbell , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 August 1989; (p. 1,5)
Drewe Riding Crest of Literary Wave Pam Casellas , 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 August 1989; (p. 65)
Bodysurfer Robin Oliver , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 August 1989; (p. 1,6)
One for the Thirtyites Marie McNamara , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 August 1989; (p. 3)

— Review of Bodysurfer Christopher Lee , Suzanne Hawley , Denis Whitburn , 1989 series - publisher film/TV
Bodysurfer Robin Oliver , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 August 1989; (p. 1,6)
Drewe Riding Crest of Literary Wave Pam Casellas , 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 August 1989; (p. 65)
Midlife Crisis Swamps the Bodysurfer Lance Campbell , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 August 1989; (p. 1,5)

Awards

1989 winner Australian Film Institute Awards Best Mini-series Screenplay
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