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Spotswood, a small moccasin factory controlled by Mr Ball, is slowly declining as a profit-making organisation. This friendly but financially imperilled 'home-away-from-home' for a number of likeable, slightly off-kilter employees is suddenly faced with unexpected disruption when a time-and-motion expert is brought in.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Spotswood
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 80-81) -
Thematising the Global : Recent Australian Film
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Post Script , Winter-Summer vol. 24 no. 2-3 2005; (p. 109-121) -
[Review] Spotswood [and] Cosi
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 30 1997; (p. 123-127)
— Review of Spotswood 1992 single work film/TV ; Cosi 1996 single work film/TV -
Now in a Starring Role at Your Favourite Local Bookseller
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 4 April 1992; (p. 22) -
Current Australian Films Showcase a Resurgent Industry
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 February 1992; (p. 25)
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[Review] Spotswood [and] Cosi
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 30 1997; (p. 123-127)
— Review of Spotswood 1992 single work film/TV ; Cosi 1996 single work film/TV -
Hopkins, and Some Timeless Home Truths
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 January 1992; (p. rev 9)
— Review of Spotswood 1992 single work film/TV -
Heaven is a Shoe Factory in this Heartfelt Comedy
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 1 February 1992; (p. 4)
— Review of Spotswood 1992 single work film/TV -
Messy Collage of Fact and Fiction
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 January 1992; (p. 14)
— Review of Spotswood 1992 single work film/TV -
Feel-Good Movie, but Lacks Drama, Tension
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 February 1992; (p. C6)
— Review of Spotswood 1992 single work film/TV -
Current Australian Films Showcase a Resurgent Industry
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 February 1992; (p. 25) -
Now in a Starring Role at Your Favourite Local Bookseller
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 4 April 1992; (p. 22) -
Spotswood
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 80-81) -
Thematising the Global : Recent Australian Film
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Post Script , Winter-Summer vol. 24 no. 2-3 2005; (p. 109-121)
Awards
- 1991 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film
- 1991 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Original Screenplay
Last amended 18 Mar 2014 14:09:42
Settings:
- Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1960s
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