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Alvin Purple at 50 : How ‘boobs and Pubes’ Led Australian Screen’s Sexual (and Sexist) Revolution
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Alvin Purple at 50 : How ‘boobs and Pubes’ Led Australian Screen’s Sexual (and Sexist) Revolution
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'Fifty years ago this week, the first blockbuster of the Australian new wave hit Australian cinemas. Directed by Tim Burstall and starring Graeme Blundell, Alvin Purple was a bawdy sex comedy about an unprepossessing young man who was irresistible to women.' (Introduction)
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