Separated by tragedy, they attempt to reunite a few years after the war’s end but face numerous obstacles and circumstance that stand to threaten their quest for happiness in the harsh Australian Outback.Ī Town Like Alice first came to the screen in 1956 via film, coming in at just under two-hours, whereas this made-for-TV retelling struggles to sustain its feature-length episodes, often resulting in periods that feel almost stagnant due to their drawn-out quality. Set over the course of three 106-minute episodes, this romantic drama follows the lives of Jean Paget (Helen Morse) and Joe Harmon (Bryan Brown), who cross paths in Malaya while prisoners of the Japanese during World War II. Between these two events, Umbrella has unearthed the classic TV mini-series, A Town Like Alice, adapted from Neil Shute’s novel, now on DVD for the first time assuming the other DVD editions I’ve seen are unlicensed. Umbrella Entertainment has been doubling down on their efforts in bringing Australian-made content to physical media, first with the creation of new sub-label, Sunburnt Screens, and the recent restart to their popular line of Ozploitation titles.
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