International Period Drama Collection
Beamafilm
This collection of International and Australian period drama offers a captivating journey through various eras of the nation's history. From the colonial-era tale "In the Wake of the Bounty" to the Depression-era story "Careful, He Might Hear You," these films paint a vivid picture of Australia's past. The collection includes gritty portrayals of infamous figures like "Mad Dog Morgan" and "Squizzy Taylor," alongside more intimate stories such as "The Little Spinster" and "Love's Bitter Mystery." These films showcase Australia's diverse historical narratives, from bush legends to urban crime, and explore themes of identity, survival, and societal change in the country's formative years.
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After their home is destroyed by invaders, a peasant family escapes into the woods in a desperate attempt to survive the attack.
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Adventurer Vitharr, braves the harsh new environments of a foreign land in order to reach the safehaven of his Uncle’s settlement.
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An infamous and daring true tale of mutiny at sea.
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Novelist Richard Somers and his wife abandon the emotional sterility of Europe in the early '20s for a new life in Australia.
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James Joyce's provocative novel 'Ulysses' comes to life in a new immersive film, Love's Bitter Mystery. Set in the atmospheric post-gold-boom mansion at Villa Alba in Kew, this feature focuses on a critical year in the young author's life.
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A bushranger and his accomplice terrorise the Australian countryside.
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Stringybark re-enacts the true story of a party of mounted police in colonial Victoria tasked with the arrest and apprehension of the notorious Ned Kelly.
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In colonial Australia, an Aboriginal woman takes a lost white child under her wing.
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This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor.
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An orphaned boy becomes a pawn in a bitter family feud
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In WWI, a local telegram man becomes the bearer of bad news for his community.
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A young woman in early 20th century small-town Australia must choose between marrying into wealth to save her family or following her heart to pursue a relationship with the town's new seamstress.
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In late 1830s colonial Australia, an unspeakable crime against First Nations people creates an upheaval between law and order.
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Australian Studies,Drama,History,Strong Male Lead,Strong Female Lead,20th Century,19th Century,Cultural Studies,Social Commentary,Biography