The year is 1973. A reforming Labor government swept into power determined to change the direction of the country. In an act of unpredendented daring the Whitlam government paid the highest price ever for an American painting for it's planned National Gallery. The painting was Jackson Pollock's "Blue Poles". 'Drunks did it' screamed the tabloid press. Journalists, politicians and cartoonists had a field day, while everybody, but everybody, across the nation had an opinion. Today painter Jackson Pollock's masterpiece is unquestionably the most famous painting in Australia. It has become a symbol of our independence, signaling the departure from our British roots and entry into a brave new world.
Directed by Judy Rymer
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Related
Naqoyqatsi
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
To Kill a Tiger
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
The Beach Boys
Come See Me in the Good Light
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Maternal Instinct
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
A Decade Under the Influence
A Toxic Love Story
Katy Perry: Part of Me
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora