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Also by Helen Garner

Large Splendid Empty Rooms: Nicole Kidman in 'Birth'

Nicole Kidman in 'Birth'
Punishing Lauren
No Screaming: Kore-eda Hirokazu's 'Nobody Knows'

Kore-eda Hirokazu's 'Nobody Knows'
Fragments of a Swooping Mind. Raw tissue, ragged editing: Jonathan Caouette's 'Tarnation'

Jonathan Caouette's 'Tarnation'
Heat & Fright. A quiet weekend in Adelaide: Sarah Watt's 'Look Both Ways'

Sarah Watt's 'Look Both Ways'
Moving Experience
The Beautiful & the Damned Clunky: Laura Linney and Topher Grace in 'P.S.'

Laura Linney and Topher Grace in 'P.S.'
Hit Me: The thin veneer of his characters' self-command makes him exciting to watch. Russell Crowe and the art of violence.

The thin veneer of his characters' self-command makes him exciting to watch. Russell Crowe and the art of violence.
Mission Unthinkable: 'Paradise Now'

'Paradise Now'
Man with the Pearl-White Cord
The Man in Black: James Mangold's 'Walk the Line'

James Mangold's 'Walk the Line'
The Narcissist and The Psychopath: Bennett Miller's 'Capote'

Bennett Miller's 'Capote'
From Frogmore, Victoria: Understanding Raimond Gaita

Understanding Raimond Gaita
While Not Writing a Book: Diaries

Diaries
Life Juices: Fasting at a ‘Fat Farm’

Fasting at a ‘Fat Farm’
Economies of Scale: Peter Weir’s 'The Way Back' and Leon Ford’s 'Griff the Invisible'

Peter Weir’s 'The Way Back' and Leon Ford’s 'Griff the Invisible'
Broken Communities: Helen Garner on Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown and Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards

Helen Garner on Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown and Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards
Where the Heart Is: The Home Hospice

The Home Hospice
Like the Day and Night: Terrence Malick’s 'The Tree of Life' and Julia Leigh’s 'Sleeping Beauty'

Terrence Malick’s 'The Tree of Life' and Julia Leigh’s 'Sleeping Beauty'

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