| Title |
Golden fiddles. |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2017. |
| ©2011 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (178 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD, PAL. |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file, DVD video, all regions |
| Form of Work |
Television mini-series. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3790. |
| Adapted from the 1928 novel by Mary Grant Bruce. |
| Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1991. |
| Credits |
Directed by Claude Fournier. |
| Performers |
Justine Clarke, Cameron Daddo, Kate Nelligan, John Bach, Peter Braunstein, Roger Cordwell, Wallas Eaton, Hamish Fletcher, Emma Jane Fowler, Rachel Friend, Pippa Grandison, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Edwin Hodgeman, Charles Mayer, Gerda Nicolson. |
| Summary |
Adapted from the 1928 novel by Mary Grant Bruce, author of the popular Billabong series of childrens books, Golden Fiddles is a life-affirming family drama, exploring the hardships and ever-present turmoil during the Great Depression. Walter and Anne Balfour small South Australian farm yields barely enough to feed them and their four children. With little money to speak of and the bank hounding them for monthly mortgage payments, life is anything but blissful. Forced to sell a beloved pony to make ends meet and yearning to provide a better life for his family, Walter is a broken man. But when Anne receives a letter informing her that her recently deceased uncle has bequeathed a sum of over 400,000 pounds the Balfours face a dramatic change in both lifestyle and location. Optimism reigns, with plans to uproot the family and leave their small farm for the bustling city of Adelaide. The Balfours begin an exciting journey, where their good fortune and new-found wealth will challenge and change each and every one of them in ways they never quite imagined. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG (Parental guidance recommended) (Mild themes). |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby audio 2.0, PAL, Region all, fullframe 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
In English. No subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Bruce, Mary Grant, -- 1878-1958 -- Television adaptations adaptations |
| Country life -- Australia -- Drama |
| Family -- Australia -- Drama |
| Families -- Australia -- Drama |
| Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Drama |
| Television programs, Australian |
| Television series -- Australia |
| Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1929-1945 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical television programs |
| Television mini-series |
| Television adaptations |
| Fiction television programs |
| Other Names |
Fournier, Claude film director. |
| Clarke, Justine, 1971- actor. |
| Daddo, Cameron actor. |
| Nelligan, Kate, 1951- actor. |
| Bruce, Mary Grant, 1878-1958. Golden fiddles Television adaptation of (work). |
| Added Corporate Names |
South Australian Film Corporation production company |
| Wacko Entertainment production company |
| Added Title |
Golden fiddles (TV mini-series : 1991) |
| Series |
Classic Australian stories |
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