NFSA Restores: The Sentimental Bloke with score by Paul Mac
2021
NFSA Restores: The Sentimental Bloke with score by Paul Mac
2021
The Sentimental Bloke was adapted from CJ Dennis’ 1915 verse novel by Australian film industry power couple: the legendary director Raymond Longford and superstar Lottie Lyell.
A huge box-office hit with audiences in 1919–20, The Sentimental Bloke is one of the few silent-era Australian films to have survived in its entirety.
The NFSA marked the centenary of this silent film classic with a new digital restoration and a specially composed score by ARIA-award winning musician Paul Mac.
Composer Paul Mac talks about the process of writing the score (ahead of a screening at Arc cinema in Canberra in May 2021).
The film tells the story of Bill (Arthur Tauchert), a wayward Aussie bloke, and his love for Doreen (Lyell).
It was shot on locations including Manly Beach and the-then rough streets of Woolloomooloo, offering a revealing glimpse of Sydney 100 years ago.
The Sentimental Bloke was adapted from CJ Dennis’ 1915 verse novel by Australian film industry power couple: the legendary director Raymond Longford and superstar Lottie Lyell.
A huge box-office hit with audiences in 1919–20, The Sentimental Bloke is one of the few silent-era Australian films to have survived in its entirety.
The NFSA marked the centenary of this silent film classic with a new digital restoration and a specially composed score by ARIA-award winning musician Paul Mac.
Composer Paul Mac talks about the process of writing the score (ahead of a screening at Arc cinema in Canberra in May 2021).
The film tells the story of Bill (Arthur Tauchert), a wayward Aussie bloke, and his love for Doreen (Lyell).
It was shot on locations including Manly Beach and the-then rough streets of Woolloomooloo, offering a revealing glimpse of Sydney 100 years ago.
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