Looking for Alibrandi
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Looking for Alibrandi is an Australian coming-of-age film (adapted from Melina Marchetta’s novel) that explores identity, family, and cultural heritage through the experiences of a teenage Italian-Australian girl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Looking for Alibrandi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Looking for Alibrandi Context triple: [Kick Gurry, notableWork, Looking for Alibrandi]
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A.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet is a celebrated Australian television miniseries adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel, depicting the intertwined lives of two working-class families sharing a large house in mid-20th-century Perth.
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C.
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 political drama film set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup, best known for its intense romantic storyline amid political turmoil and for earning Linda Hunt an Academy Award for her performance.
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D.
A Cry in the Dark
A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian drama film, also known as Evil Angels, that dramatizes the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, whose baby’s disappearance at Uluru led to one of Australia’s most infamous legal cases.
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E.
The Heidi Chronicles
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Looking for Alibrandi Target entity description: Looking for Alibrandi is an Australian coming-of-age film (adapted from Melina Marchetta’s novel) that explores identity, family, and cultural heritage through the experiences of a teenage Italian-Australian girl.
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A.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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B.
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet is a celebrated Australian television miniseries adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel, depicting the intertwined lives of two working-class families sharing a large house in mid-20th-century Perth.
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C.
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 political drama film set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup, best known for its intense romantic storyline amid political turmoil and for earning Linda Hunt an Academy Award for her performance.
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D.
A Cry in the Dark
A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian drama film, also known as Evil Angels, that dramatizes the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, whose baby’s disappearance at Uluru led to one of Australia’s most infamous legal cases.
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E.
The Heidi Chronicles
The Heidi Chronicles is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Wendy Wasserstein that follows a woman’s coming-of-age and feminist awakening from the 1960s through the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Melina Marchetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
NERFINISHED
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Australian Film Institute Award for Best Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Looking for Alibrandi (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anthony LaPaglia
NERFINISHED
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Elena Cotta NERFINISHED ⓘ Greta Scacchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kick Gurry NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Pia Miranda as Josephine Alibrandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | Kate Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international markets ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Nicholas Beauman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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teen film ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | Catholic girls’ school ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Pia Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Josephine Alibrandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stephen Warbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of second-generation migrant experience in Australia
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representation of Italian-Australian culture ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian cinema of the 2000s ⓘ |
| portraysCommunity | Italian-Australian community ⓘ |
| producer | Robyn Kershaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistDescribedAs | Italian-Australian teenage girl ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Melina Marchetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social status
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coming of age ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ migration and ethnicity ⓘ |
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Subject: Looking for Alibrandi Description of subject: Looking for Alibrandi is an Australian coming-of-age film (adapted from Melina Marchetta’s novel) that explores identity, family, and cultural heritage through the experiences of a teenage Italian-Australian girl.
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