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form y separately published work icon Annie's Coming Out single work   film/TV  
Alternative title: A Test of Love (US title)
Adaptation of Annie's Coming Out Anne McDonald , Rosemary Crossley , 1980 single work autobiography
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Annie's Coming Out
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Jessica Hathaway works in a hospital for disabled children. Among the children in her charge is Annie, who has had cerebral palsy since birth. Jessica discovers Annie's considerable intelligence and endeavours to demonstrate it to everyone.'
Source: National Film and Sound Archive

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Cerebral palsy.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Form: screenplay
      1982 .
      Extent: 1 bd vol., 125p.p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:

      • Film script (with original dialogue by Anne McDonald).

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Victoria
    • Lindfield, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Film Australia , 1984 .
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      Extent: 96 min.p.
      Description: Colour
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Awards

1984 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film
1984 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
1984 winner AWGIE Awards — Film Award — Adaptation
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