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Books That Made Us

And they found themselves in a very anguished and hopelessand helpless place, in a very...

And they found themselves in a very anguished and hopeless
and helpless place, in a very anguished and hopeless
and that's why they were there

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And they found themselves
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in a very anguished and hopeless and helpless place,
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in a very anguished and hopeless and that's why they were there.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:50
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E03 "This is part of learning the language of these newcomers - Books That Made Us 00:08
"This is part of learning the language of these newcome...
S01 • E02 So people say, "It's so autobiographical," and it is. - Books That Made Us 00:04
So people say, "It's so autobiographical," an...
S01 • E01 So you describe the motivation for what made you write the book, - Books That Made Us 00:10
So you describe the motivation for what made you write the b...
S01 • E03 And then 100 years later, - Books That Made Us 00:09
And then 100 years later,
S01 • E02 I'll read you this bit - Books That Made Us 00:08
I'll read you this bit
S01 • E01 "It was late at night and it was quiet. No cars went past. - Books That Made Us 00:04
"It was late at night and it was quiet. No cars went pa...
S01 • E03 He ochres himself up to the wrists, to the knees, - Books That Made Us 00:10
He ochres himself up to the wrists, to the knees,
S01 • E02 So, this sort of scene finds Eli - Books That Made Us 00:14
So, this sort of scene finds Eli
S01 • E01 "I focused on the spot where I would probably land, - Books That Made Us 00:07
"I focused on the spot where I would probably land,
S01 • E03 And performs a dance, which... Ahhh! - Books That Made Us 00:04
And performs a dance, which... Ahhh!
S01 • E01 "I wondered if it would hurt or if I would die straightaway..." - Books That Made Us 00:06
"I wondered if it would hurt or if I would die straight...
S01 • E03 Oh, so he sort of painted the British uniform on his body? - Books That Made Us 00:05
Oh, so he sort of painted the British uniform on his body?
S01 • E02 "I smile, and she lights up for a flicker. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"I smile, and she lights up for a flicker.
S01 • E01 It's very...it's very confronting. It is. - Books That Made Us 00:04
It's very...it's very confronting. It is.
S01 • E03 My feeling is that early tradition, we can really build on that. - Books That Made Us 00:06
My feeling is that early tradition, we can really build on t...
S01 • E02 "A light switches on inside her and switches off just as fast. - Books That Made Us 00:04
"A light switches on inside her and switches off just a...
S01 • E02 "A light switches on inside her "'Merry Christmas, Mum.' - Books That Made Us 00:06
"A light switches on inside her "'Merry Chris...
S01 • E01 But this is a very hopeful, very optimistic story. - Books That Made Us 00:05
But this is a very hopeful, very optimistic story.
S01 • E03 You know, your old heritage - Books That Made Us 00:07
You know, your old heritage
S01 • E02 "I didn't know how much I needed to cry for her until now, - Books That Made Us 00:07
"I didn't know how much I needed to cry for her un...