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Adaptation of Three Dollars Elliot Perlman , 1998 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Three Dollars
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'Based on Elliot Perlman's award-winning novel, THREE DOLLARS tells the story of an honest, compassionate man who finds himself, at the age of 38, with a wife, a child and three dollars.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 16/12/2013)

Notes

  • Screenplay by Robert Connolly and Elliot Perlman; based on the novel Three Dollars by Elliot Perlman.

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The Dry and the Wet Harry Windsor , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , December 2022; (p. 80-83)
Straight to the Pool Room : Top 10 Films about the Australian Dream Luke Buckmaster , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 25 April 2016; 'The housing market may not sound like the most stimulating territory for a story, but it has been the basis of some of Australia’s greatest films'
Disrespectful Indigenisation : The Films of Robert Connolly Matthew Campora , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , December no. 69 2013; 'In this article, I will examine the work of contemporary Australian filmmaker Robert Connolly (b. 1967), a director who could be considered amongst the most successful contemporary filmmakers working in Australia today. While many of his colleagues have struggled to make their second (or even first) feature film, Connolly, in his various roles, has made a feature roughly every other year since graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in the late 1990s. To date, he has written and directed four feature films, produced nearly a dozen others, worked on such quality television series as The Slap (2011), written and directed a made-for-television-movie, and produced the epic film adaptation of Tim Winton’s short story collection The Turning (2013). His track record in the contemporary industry makes him a significant case study, and as a means of introducing this analysis, I want to briefly consider Graeme Turner’s 1994 article “Whatever Happened to National Identity? Film and Nation in the 1990s” to help situate Connolly’s work in the context of Australian cinema and the narrative trends of recent decades.' (Author's Introduction)
The 12th London Australian Film Festival Tamara Tracz , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , July - September no. 40 2006;
Untitled Jonathan Dawson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 48 2006; (p. 264-266)
— Review of Three Dollars Robert Connolly , Elliot Perlman , 2005 single work film/TV
Wynter Time Trent Dalton , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 20 - 26 April no. 535 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of Three Dollars Robert Connolly , Elliot Perlman , 2005 single work film/TV
Movies Vicki Englund , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 20 - 26 April no. 535 2005; (p. 28)
— Review of Three Dollars Robert Connolly , Elliot Perlman , 2005 single work film/TV
The Right Time and Path Rodney Chester , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 - 24 April 2005; (p. 3)
— Review of Three Dollars Robert Connolly , Elliot Perlman , 2005 single work film/TV
It's Worth Every Dollar Rodney Chester , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 - 24 April 2005; (p. 13)
— Review of Three Dollars Robert Connolly , Elliot Perlman , 2005 single work film/TV
Untitled Stephen Harris , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , March vol. 1 no. 1 2006;
— Review of Three Dollars Robert Connolly , Elliot Perlman , 2005 single work film/TV
Seeking Words of Wisdom Margaret Pomeranz , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Limelight , May 2005; (p. 40-43) Writers Andrew Bovell and Louis Nowra discuss the factors that contribute to a good screenplay. Actor David Wenham also discusses the adaptation of Elliot Perlman's Three Dollars.
Life Not as We Know It Stephen Matchett , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 May 2005; (p. 40)
Foreword Bob Ellis , 2005 single work criticism
Three Dollars, Six Degrees Tim Clark , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 3 2005; (p. 186-191) Tim Clark explores the way some Australian filmmakers try to avoid emotionally unsatisfying endings to films, because they are wary of alienating audiences. Two films are discussed here: Robert Connolly's cinematic adaptation of Elliot Perlman's novel Three Dollars and Fred Schepisi's adaptation of John Guare's Broardway play, Six Degrees of Separation.
The 12th London Australian Film Festival Tamara Tracz , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , July - September no. 40 2006;
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Robert Connolly
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  • Urban,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • ca. 1990s
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