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Sunday in Melbourne (1958)

Sunday in Melbourne poster
Directed by
Gil Brealey
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia
Runtime
22 min

How it feels

This documentary shows a typical Sunday in Melbourne in the 1950s. Filmed over six months on their day off, the filmmakers capture the city with a playful and witty tone.

playfulobservationallightheartedwhimsicalslow-pacednostalgicquirkyslice-of-life

What happens

Sunday in Melbourne is a 1958 Australian experimental documentary. It is a tongue-in-cheek look at a day in the life of the city of Melbourne. Sunday was chosen as that was the day the film makers had time off. It was filmed over a period of six months. The film won the 1958 Australian Film Institute Special Award for an Experimental Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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