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Set in the 1930s, Sirens explores the world of controversial Australian painter Norman Lindsay. Scandalised by a provocative series of Lindsay paintings, the Anglican Church sends young clergyman Anthony Campion and his wife Estella to take up a new parish in the country west of Sydney. Newly arrived in the country from England, the couple stop en route at Lindsay's house in the Blue Mountains, where Campion tries to persuade the artist to withdraw an etching from a coming international exhibition. Three young models (Sheela, Prue and Giddy) are currently staying on the property. Under their sensual influence, Estella feels increasingly estranged from her husband as he tries vainly to convince Lindsay to withdraw the offending picture from the exhibition. Like Giddy, Estella is beguiled by a tall, striking-looking man who lives in the bush nearby. Her dreams intensify, and she reaches a crisis that threatens her self-respect and her marriage.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Body Language
1994
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 May vol. 116 no. 5918 1994; (p. 81) -
For Whom the Belles Toil
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 April 1994; (p. 22) -
Sense and Sensuality
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 April 1994; (p. rev 12) -
Film `Celebrates Sensuality'
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 April 1994; (p. 3) -
Blue Mountains
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , June-July vol. 4 no. 5 1994; (p. 54)
— Review of Sirens 1994 single work film/TV
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Lindsay's Slack Molls
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , April vol. 5 no. 9 1994; (p. 93)
— Review of Sirens 1994 single work film/TV -
Elle's Movie Flirts with Sensuality
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 April 1994; (p. 1,3)
— Review of Sirens 1994 single work film/TV -
Languid, Relaxed and Full of Charm
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 1994; (p. C11)
— Review of Sirens 1994 single work film/TV -
Life, Lust and Elle
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 30 April 1994; (p. 23)
— Review of Sirens 1994 single work film/TV -
Sex on the Rocks
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 May 1994; (p. 6)
— Review of Sirens 1994 single work film/TV -
Art Fails to Imitate Art
1994
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 October vol. 116 no. 5943 1994; (p. 6) -
Film `Celebrates Sensuality'
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 April 1994; (p. 3) -
Sense and Sensuality
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 April 1994; (p. rev 12) -
For Whom the Belles Toil
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 April 1994; (p. 22) -
Body Language
1994
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 May vol. 116 no. 5918 1994; (p. 81)
- Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1930s