Joan Lindsay

Australia, 1975

Film
A still image from Joan Lindsay

Episode of Series “Videos on Australian Writers: archival writers series II”.
In this interview with John Taylor, Joan Lindsay speaks about her experiences as an art student at the National Gallery School in Melbourne and her decision to become a writer. She talks about her marriage to the painter Daryl Lindsay. Lindsay describes the process of writing her novel, “Picnic at Hanging Rock”, and her preoccupation with time as a theme. Related to both the Boyd and Lindsay families, she gives a unique insight into the personalities of some of Australia’s leading artists.

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director

Ian McKay

production company

AAV Australia

Australia Council

Duration

00:45:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1975

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Videos on Australian Writers: archival writers series II

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