Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (2011)

Genre

drama television series

Country

Australia

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

M

Rating

3.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries tells the story of a bold Australian woman who starts a new magazine in the 1970s. It shows the challenges she faces from the media industry and a powerful publishing boss.

periodambitiousbriskenergeticnostalgicfocusedhistoricalupbeat

What happens

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo is a 2011 Australian two part television miniseries about the beginning of Cleo magazine and its creator, Ita Buttrose. The series stars Asher Keddie as Buttrose and Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer. A miniseries sequel, titled Paper Giants: Magazine Wars was screened on ABC1 on 2 June, and 9 June 2013. It features Rachel Griffiths, Mandy McElhinney, Lucy Holmes, and Alexander England as a young James Packer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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