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John Flaus (born 1934) is an Australian actor . Filmography. Rake (2014) Tracks (2013) Jack Irish (2012-2021) - 3 films and 15 episodes as Wilbur. Pinion (2010) I Love You Too (2010) Mary and Max (2009) Harvie Krumpet (2003) Crackerjack (2002) The Dish (2001) The Castle (1997) Lilian's Story (1996) The Nun and the Bandit (1992) Bloodlust (1992)
He may not be a household name, but John Flaus is certainly a household voice, and face, after decades of acting and voiceover work. ‘It’s serious, this bloody Alzheimer’s’: lunch with ...
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Like anarchist and writer, Ursula Le Guin, and wily old pragmatist, Bertolt Brecht, we can rightly decry our need for heroes. I liked the way that someone introduced Noam Chomsky at an Anarchist Conference in Sydney nearly 20 years ago, when she said that we anarchists weren’t supposed to have heroes, but we were certainly allowed to have our favou...
Later, while I was doing a higher degree in Sociology at La Trobe, during a Screen Studies Conference in the first year there, my supervisor introduced me to Flaus, whom he’d been wanting me to meet and talk to for a while. (Flaus was participating in the conference and no longer worked at La Trobe. I used to visit Cinema Studies, while safely find...
I’ve seen Stromboli, Wild River, Cutter’s Way and Farrebique in the last few weeks. (You gotta love Paris!) And I wish John were around to talk with about these films. Which brings me to one severe criticism I have, which I’ll address to him directly. Why haven’t you answered my last email, John?! Having reached the 80-year mark is no excuse. A goo...
1. See John Flaus, “Memoir of Albie”, Senses of Cinema no. 66, March 2013: http://sensesofcinema.com/2013/albie-thoms/memoir-of-albie/.
A personal tribute to John Flaus, a film scholar, teacher and activist, by Lorraine Mortimer. She shares her memories of meeting and interacting with him in Sydney and Melbourne, and his passion for film, politics and people.
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Oct 6, 2014 · A personal and professional appreciation of John Flaus, a pioneer of academic film study in Australia. Learn about his contributions to film genres, mythology, acting and teaching.
Apr 10, 2024 · This program celebrates one of the true legends of Australian screen culture, John Flaus, who turns 90 in April this year. It also marks a little over 70 years since the start of Flaus’ involvement in “cinema” in Australia.
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Oct 6, 2014 · Nigel Buesst remembers John Flaus, a leading light in the Push, a vaguely lefty group of intellectuals in Sydney, and a regular on Melbourne public radio. He shares some stories of Flaus's film adventures, his political views and his elusive personality.
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John Flaus is an Australian actor, script editor and producer, born in 1934 in Sydney. He has worked on films such as Mary and Max, Trust Frank and Tracks, and TV shows such as Wilbur and Jack Irish.
