| Title |
Goodbye Paradise |
| Copyright Title |
Goodbye Paradise |
| Released |
1983 |
| Production Year |
1982 |
| Director |
Carl Schultz
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| Countries of Production |
Australia |
| Synopsis |
'Goodbye Paradise' is an Australian film set in Queensland's Gold Coast, more specifically Surfers Paradise. The film focuses upon a former police officer, Michael Stacey (played by Ray Barrett). The film uses the investigatory nature of 'Stacey' and follows him on his journey to inevitably bring the corrupt police force to justice. To do this he writes about the police officers in his book to expose their crimes, whilst dealing with risky interactions and investigations in the process. The film uses satire and political references in the narrative to allow the story to be colloquial and relevant to the Queensland government during the 1980's.
Denny Lawrence and Bob Ellis wrote the screenplay together and some of their own political view points seem to be expressed to question the idea of Australian stereotypes and character traits. Both sharing strong Labor party views, the narrative featured in 'Goodbye Paradise' allows the audience to understand that the "people" and Australian public wanted a change in regards to their judicial and political systems.
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| journal - Apocalypse Postponed The Australian Magazine. pp.40-46 |
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Susan Chenery
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| The article is about Ellis's ups and downs in his career, his personal views on some of his work and some information on his background and personality.[full record]
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| newspaper - Australian Cinema: Oblivion revisited? The Age. 25-09-1982. p.8 |
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Bob Ellis
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| Bob Ellis(script-writer) talks about Australia's film distributors; how some of them refuses Australian films.[full record]
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| newspaper - Future's bright for Ellis with a film of his past The Entertainer. 14-08-1994. p.1 |
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David Bongiorno
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| The article is about the film 'The Nostradamus Kid' directed by Bob Ellis. It contains the story plot and some comment on the successes of the film in the Au...[full record]
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| web - IMDB Internet Movie Database : Noah Taylor . 00-00-1990 |
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Andre Bernhardt,
Giancarlo Cairella,
Murray Chapman
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| This site consist of the actor, 'Noah Taylor's filmography. To add on, each of the films listed is an active link to the details of the particular film in ot...[full record]
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| book - Queensland Images : in film and television : Screensland : The Construction of Queensland in Feature Films . 00-00-1990 |
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Bruce Molloy,
Jonathan Dawson
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| Is a compilation of essays on a broad range of topics relating to the Queensland film industry including the demise of the QFC and the history of Queensland ...[full record]
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| newspaper - That's not a film - this is a film. Science and art come to the rescue of Australian cinema classics. The Age. 17-12-2005. p.12 |
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Steven Down
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| The article 'That's not a film - this is a film. Science and art come to the rescue of Australian cinema classics.' provides an insight into the Kodak / Atla...[full record]
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| journal - Whatever Happened to National Identity? Metro M100. . pp.32-35 |
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Graeme Turner
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| Turner discusses the construction of Ausralianess in film's. He plots the notion of national identity as a chronology from the 70's film revival until the 9...[full record]
Written by Denny Lawrence and Bob Ellis, highlight political agendas and stereotypes of the early 1980's
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