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Memory is a priceless commodity in Australian arts and media. Too often each generation loses access to our rich history of writers, painters, performers and filmmakers and gets caught up in reinventing the wheel. It is exciting to see, then, a retrospective of an Australian film director whose work was instrumental in establishing many firsts in our country's creative history.

The Chauvel Cinema will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passing of its eponym, Charles Chauvel, with a screening of nine of his films. Chauvel brought legends such as Errol Flynn, Chips Rafferty, Michael Pate and Peter Finch to the screen for their debut, and broke ground with the first Australian film shot in colour (Jedda, 1955).

Definitely do not miss the opportunity to celebrate the creative work of this pioneer.