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Emerald City is a 1988 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Michael Jenkins, based on the 1987 play of the same name by David Williamson. Much of the play's dialogue is retained, though discussion of off-stage characters is usually replaced with their appearance, and a more conventionally cinematic level and speed of dialogue is ...
Feb 9, 1992 · Emerald City: Directed by Michael Jenkins. With John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman. A couple is being tested by the temptations of a big city.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Michael Jenkins
- 1992-02-09
Emerald City: Created by Matthew Arnold, Josh Friedman. With Adria Arjona, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ana Ularu, Gerran Howell. A modern reimagining of the stories that led to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
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- 2017-01-06
- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- 60
Watch Emerald City, a 1988 Australian comedy film, on Archive.org. Enjoy the witty dialogue and the satire of the film industry.
Synopsis. A comedy of life's temptations - lust, greed and power. The city in question is Sydney and the colour green signifies greed and envy in David Williamsons amusing satire on its film and publishing industries. The story centers around the Rogers family, loosely modelled on Williamson's own. They have recently moved from Melbourne to Sydney.
Emerald City is the age-old tale of a screenwriter and his family moving to Hollywood and getting corrupted by lust and power except with one major difference: it's an Australian film about a family moving from Melbourne to Sydney.
Two Australian writers (John Hargreaves, Chris Haywood) clash over the Americanization of their country's film industry.
- Drama
