The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvel

The Big Picture details the careers Charles and Elsa Chauvel – known as Australia’s most enduring and successful filmmakers, having made nine feature films between 1926 and 1955. The Chauvels were innovators and pioneers, constantly testing the boundaries of what was possible physically and financially. Featuring in depth interviews with Susanne Chauvel Carlsson, Ric Carlsson as well as fascinating archival material, including rare footage of Charles and Elsa Chauvel, Chips Rafferty and Michael Pate. The Big Picture – the films of Charles Chauvel is based on the biography/memoir The Life and Cinema of Charles Chauvel by Susanne Chauvel Carlsson and is an important documentary depicting a vital piece of film making history.

Bryan Dawe

Self (voice)

Elsa Chauvel

Self (archive footage)

Susanne Chauvel-Carlsson

Self

Michael Pate

Self (archive footage)

Norman Rydge

Self

Chips Rafferty

Self (archive footage)

Ric Chauvel

Self

Charles Chauvel

Self (archive footage)

• John Doggett-WilliamsDirector · Writer

Release date

March 30, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Documentary