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"Celebrated film critic David Stratton has died at the age of 85. He leaves an
indelible mark on Australian film culture, and Australian film culture left an
indelible mark on him.
Over a long career, he had an intimate relationship with cinema, finding it a
place of connection and a kind of shelter. It was where he spent time with his
grandmother and time away from the family grocery business that loomed large
over his future.
Stratton’s migration to Australia in 1963 as a 10 pound pom became permanent as
he took on the role of director of the Sydney Film Festival from 1966 to 1983.
In that role, he shaped a generation of young filmmakers who would come to
define the Australian New Wave. He found a new sense of belonging.
His 1980 book,
The Last New Wave, is explicitly a homage to
the men and women who work in the Australian film industry [who] make up as
fine a group of people as anyone would want to know."
RIP,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
