Series 3: Margaret Fink materials relating to 'Edens lost'

MLMSS 11566/Box 6-8

series

1979-1989

Textual Records, Clippings, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9665423

0.48 metres of textual material (3 boxes), includes photographs - manuscript, transcript

'Edens lost' was a three part mini series aired on the ABC in February 1989. The production is an adaptation of Sumner Locke Eilliott's novel of the same title. The production was produced by Margaret Fink, directed by Neil Armfield and written by Michael Gow. It won the AFI Awards for Best Direction in a mini series and Best mini series Screenplay, 1989, and Best television drama at the International Television and Movie Festival in New Jersey, USA, 1989. Julie Blake won AFI and Sammy Awards for Best actress in a TV drama.

Reference:
Lucas, Anne. "Edens lost (1988)". Australian Screen: An NFSA website. Accessed 6 July 2022. https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/edens-lost/notes/

BOX 6
Green folder: correspondence and records relating to 'Edens Lost', Resume of Margaret Fink, Julia Blake, Alan John, Michael Gow, Neil Armfield, Geoffrey Simpson, 1979-1989
Blue folder: Readers reports, assessments, rejection letters, notes and correspondence about 'Edens Lost' screenplay treatments, 1982-1987
Red folder: Correspondence including correspondence relating to 'Edens Lost' from Sumner Locke Elliott and Alan Seymour, 1982-1989
Records relating to the production of Edens Lost including: correspondence, workers compensation, Australian Film Commission, credit obligations, summary, transmission information, cast, rights music, copyright, contributor, music, title clearance, location letters and insurance
Schirmer's Library of musical classics vol. 792 Pischna technical studies sixty progressive exercises for the piano with annotation 'Schumann' scenes of childhood'
3 folders relating to production budget records, 1987

BOX 7
5 copies of Sumner Locke Eilliott's novel of 'Edens lost' with underlining and annotations
43 black and white photographic sheets of film lines for 'Edens lost', and 11 photographic prints of cast and crew including Valerie Bader, Sally Cooper, Arthur Dignam, Maureen Green, Bruce Hughes, Helen Mutkins, Fiona Press, Philip Sayer and Edward Wiley
Newspaper clippings and promotional material relating to 'Edens lost'
Treatment versions of 'Edens lost' by Laura Jones, May & July 1985; Barry Parish, September 1985; Glenda Hambly, May 1986, Helen Hodgman and others
Draft screenplays by Alan Seymour; Barry Parish & Bill Harding, 1986; and John Stoddart, December 1986

BOX 8
Screenplay drafts of 'Edens lost', Part one: Angus, Part two: Bea, Part three: Eve, by Barry Parish and Bill Harding, February 1987; Michael Gow, October, November 1987, January, April, May 1988
Two proposed film schedules annotated by Jennie and Fink, 21 May-15 July 1988
Post production script of 'Edens lost', Part one: Angus, Part two: Bea, Part three: Eve, 1988

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