Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst

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Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
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Directed by	Gillian Armstrong
Written by	Katherine Thomson
Produced by	Sue Clothier Charles Hannah
Starring	Judi Farr Felicity Price
Cinematography	John Radel
Edited by	Nicholas Beauman
Music by	Paul Grabowsky
Distributed by	Becker Entertainment
Release date	28 January 2006 (2006-01-28)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst, also known as A Colourful Life, is a 2006 documentary/drama based on the life of Florence Broadhurst. Starring Felicity Price, the film was written by Katherine Thomson and directed by Gillian Armstrong. The Australian documentary includes interviews with friends, family members and employees who knew Florence Broadhurst before her mysterious death in 1977. The film had a mixed critical response and was nominated for 4 awards despite being relatively obscure.

Cast

Felicity Price as Young Florence Broadhurst
Judi Farr as Florence Broadhurst
Peter Whitford as Voice

Synopsis

Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst chronicles the life of Florence Broadhurst, an Australian designer who owned her own fashion design company in London during the 1930s. Later in life she moved to Sydney, Australia, and became a painter, socialite and charity fund-raiser. At 60 years old she began her most prolific and successful occupation, becoming a wallpaper designer. Florence Broadhurst was murdered in her studio on 15 October 1977, at the age of 78. The film includes interviews, dramatizations and animations which are used to illustrate Broadhurst's unusual lifestyle.^[1]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics, some calling it cluttered and difficult to follow,^[2] while others applauded the director on her achievement.^[1]

Box office

Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst grossed $429,248 at the box office in Australia.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Keller, Louise. "Unfolding Florence". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ Edwards, Russell (24 January 2006). "Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

External links

v t e Films directed by Gillian Armstrong
The Singer and the Dancer (1977) My Brilliant Career (1979) Starstruck (1982) Mrs. Soffel (1984) High Tide (1987) Fires Within (1991) The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) Little Women (1994) Oscar and Lucinda (1997) Charlotte Gray (2001) Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006) Death Defying Acts (2007) Women He's Undressed (2015)

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