| Reference Type |
book
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| Title |
Memoirs of a Young Bastard |
| Author(s) | Hilary McPhee,Ann Standish |
| State |
VIC |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
00-02-2012 |
| Citation Date |
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| Comments |
Although Tim Burstallâs height of fame in Australia was during the late 1960âs and 1970âs, the influence on his writing during this time was from his 500 word a day experience as he wanted to be a writer. The diaries include fascinating details of his Eltham home and life, his open marriage with his wife Betty Burstall, and his involvement with the artistic community within Eltham.
These diaries are an important part of Australiaâs historical and artistic context, and more importantly, how the 1970âs new wave of filmmakers began as artists. These are documented days before Burstallâs first feature film âThe Prizeâ. His diaries include his not-so-famous acquaintances at the time such as Barry Humphries, Arthur Boyd, and historian Manning Clark. Burstall also writes about the politics and how it influenced the community at the time.
This book and Burstallâs writings gives a fantastic glance at the times and lives of the people who are credited with creating the new wave of Australian cinema when there was no cinema in Australia to speak of, and how there was almost no recognition in Australian films.
Included in the book are images of Burstall, his family, people he worked with, an interesting map of Eltham and the city of Melbourne at the time; showing where and how far the families of Betty and Tim lived.
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| Synopsis |
This book includes the diaries of a young Tim Burstall during 1953-1954. Although personal, these diaries give an excellent insight into the mind of the âAlvin Purpleâ and âStorkâ director through his 500 word a day thoughts. |
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