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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 The Quiet Room
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A seven-year-old girl's perception of adulthood is portrayed through the marriage breakdown of her parents. Withdrawing into silence as a protest and protection against her parents' constant fighting, the girl reveals her thoughts through an internal monologue which mixes childishness and vulnerability with emotional sophistication and strength. Her only refuge is her blue-walled room, an exaggerated fantasyland of goldfish, Barbie dolls and toys, where she can remember happier days.

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y separately published work icon Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur : The Films of Rolf de Heer Bruno Starrs , Saarbrucken : VDM Verlag , 2009 Z1786072 2009 single work criticism 'Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer"is an auteur analysis of the twelve feature films directed (and mostly written and produced) by Dutch-born Australian director, Rolf de Heer. From his debut feature film after graduating from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, the children's story about the restoration of a Tiger Moth biplane, Tail of a Tiger (1984) to his breakout cult sensation Bad Boy Bubby (1993) which "tore Venice [Film Festival] apart" to the first Aboriginal Australian language film Ten Canoes (2006) which scooped the pool at the Australian Film Institute awards, de Heer has consistently proven himself unpredictable. This analysis of his films, however, suggests that Australia's most innovative film-maker has a signature pre-occupation with giving a voice to marginalized, non-hyper-masculine protagonists. Demonstrating a propensity to write and direct in a European-like style, his 'Dutch tilt' is very much not Hollywood, but is nevertheless representative of a typically Australian world-view.' (Publisher's blurb)
Hearing the Story : Sound Design in the Films of Rolf de Heer Cat Hope , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 31 2004; Specific sonic challenges are built into each of de Heer's films from the script stage onward.
Child's Silence Speaks Loudly Sue Yeap , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 16 May 1997; (p. 6)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
Kaleidoscope of the Future Neil Melloy , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 May 1997; (p. wkd 10)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
Family Under Threat from Within Jim Schembri , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 May 1997; (p. 4)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
Cool Chloe Fails to Engage Us Sandra Hall , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May 1997; (p. 15)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
Family Under Threat from Within Jim Schembri , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 May 1997; (p. 4)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
Kaleidoscope of the Future Neil Melloy , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 May 1997; (p. wkd 10)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
Child's Silence Speaks Loudly Sue Yeap , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 16 May 1997; (p. 6)
— Review of The Quiet Room Rolf De Heer , 1996 single work film/TV
y separately published work icon Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur : The Films of Rolf de Heer Bruno Starrs , Saarbrucken : VDM Verlag , 2009 Z1786072 2009 single work criticism 'Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer"is an auteur analysis of the twelve feature films directed (and mostly written and produced) by Dutch-born Australian director, Rolf de Heer. From his debut feature film after graduating from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, the children's story about the restoration of a Tiger Moth biplane, Tail of a Tiger (1984) to his breakout cult sensation Bad Boy Bubby (1993) which "tore Venice [Film Festival] apart" to the first Aboriginal Australian language film Ten Canoes (2006) which scooped the pool at the Australian Film Institute awards, de Heer has consistently proven himself unpredictable. This analysis of his films, however, suggests that Australia's most innovative film-maker has a signature pre-occupation with giving a voice to marginalized, non-hyper-masculine protagonists. Demonstrating a propensity to write and direct in a European-like style, his 'Dutch tilt' is very much not Hollywood, but is nevertheless representative of a typically Australian world-view.' (Publisher's blurb)
Hearing the Story : Sound Design in the Films of Rolf de Heer Cat Hope , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 31 2004; Specific sonic challenges are built into each of de Heer's films from the script stage onward.
Coup for Film Program Louise Nunn , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 March 1996; (p. 16)
A Retreat into Silence is Child's Hope in Divorce Sue Yeap , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 May 1997; (p. 6)
Now Rolf Feels Very Smooth Lauren Martin , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May 1997; (p. 15)
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