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Adaptation of Romulus, My Father Raimond Gaita , 1998 single work biography
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Romulus, My Father
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Film adaptation of Raymond Gaita's biography.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Currency Press , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Truly, Madly, Deeply Romulus, My Father: From Book to Screenplay to Film, Raimond Gaita , single work criticism
Raimond Gaita ponders his reasons for writing Romulus, My Father and reflects on its transformation into film.
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Form: screenplay
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2007 .
      Alternative title: Romulus, My Father : The Screenplay
      Extent: xxviii, 100p.p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:

      • Includes film end credits.

      ISBN: 9780868198101 (pbk.)
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Works about this Work

Countering the Eurocentric Gaze? Europe in the Antipodean Filmic Imagination Janine Hauthala , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 34 no. 2 2020; (p. 242-261) 'This article explores how Europe is depicted in contemporary Antipodean films by drawing on the example of An Angel at my Table (1990), Romulus, My Father (2007), Mr. Pip (2012), and Dead Europe (2012). The comparative case study of these cinematic adaptations shows, first, how (British) literature shapes the protagonists' encounter with Europe. Second, the author examines whether the films perpetuate or counter the Eurocentric gaze. She argues that Campion and Roxburgh highlight characters' diasporic longing for, and their catalytic or unhealthy attachment to, Europe as "imaginary homeland." Adamson's adaptation, in turn, decenters Eurocentric visions, while Krawitz's portrayal of Europe as "traumascape" rejects the alleged superiority of an idealized Europe even more forcefully than Tsiolkas's novel does. Of the four films, only Mr. Pip visually engages postcolonial discourses and, at least indirectly, relates to the settler colonial contexts to which all four films belong. Ultimately, the films' shared engagement with Europe broadens the national focus of earlier Antipodean cinema, offering various avenues to rethink identity and belonging beyond the national and the postcolonial.'  (Publication abstract)
The Laughter and the Tears : Comedy, Melodrama and the Shift Towards Empathy for Mental Illness on Screen Fincina Hopgood , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Screen in the 2000s 2018; (p. 165-189) Analyses five Australian films (both textual analysis and production history) with a focus on their empathetic presentation of mental illness and their deployment of melodrama and comedy.
Walking in Her Footsteps : Migration, Adaptation, and the Mother’s Journey in Romulus, My Father Fincina Hopgood , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Adaptation , March vol. 9 no. 1 2016; (p. 22-34) 'Philosopher Raimond Gaita’s acclaimed and much-loved memoir of his childhood in 1950s rural Victoria, Romulus, My Father (1998), was adapted for a feature film in 2007, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente. Gaita worked closely with the film’s director, Australian actor Richard Roxburgh, and scriptwriter, English poet Nick Drake, throughout the scripting process, and wrote an extended introduction to the published screenplay. While speaking highly of the film’s production team and admiring the finished film in this introduction, Gaita’s subsequent writing in After Romulus, a collection of essays published in 2011, reveals his unease with the film’s portrayal of the character Christina, based on his mother who suffered from an undiagnosed mental illness and committed suicide at the age of 29. This article examines the dialogic relationship between the three texts of memoir, film, and essay and their attempts to empathetically imagine the life of Christine Gaita.'
The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium Erin Free , Dov Kornits , Travis Johnson , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016;
Filling the Frame Vicky Roach , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 June 2015; (p. 31)
Actor Moves in a New Direction Des Partridge , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 19 - 20 May 2007; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Romulus, My Father Nick Drake , 2007 single work film/TV
The Man in the Dark Sandra Hall , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 May 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of Romulus, My Father Nick Drake , 2007 single work film/TV
Untitled 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 3 June 2007; (p. 40)
— Review of Romulus, My Father Nick Drake , 2007 single work film/TV
Lost between the Lines Evan Williams , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 June 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of Romulus, My Father Nick Drake , 2007 single work film/TV
Strong, Silent Romulus Rania Ghandour , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 June 2007; (p. 11)
— Review of Romulus, My Father Nick Drake , 2007 single work film/TV
The Hot Seat : Richard Roxburgh Garry Maddox , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 May 2007; (p. 4-5)
My Father, My Story Deborah Bogle , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 May 2007; (p. 16)
Romulus Revisited Rachel Buchanan , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 26 May 2007; (p. 14)
Story Inspired Actor's Role Change Des Partridge , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 May 2007; (p. 11)
Vision of Integrity Simon Weaving , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 May 2007; (p. 9)
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Last amended 30 Aug 2017 11:17:22
Richard Roxburgh
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  • Victoria,
  • 1960s
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