The Nights Belong to the Novelist
1987, English. Directed by Christina Wilcox.
This documentary explores the imaginative world of Australian novelist Elizabeth Jolley. It combines readings, dramatised segments, and witty and playful interviews in which Jolley talks about the craft and practical problems of writing, and her fictional treatment of old age, women's relationships, exile and displacement. Dramatic sequences bring to life Jolley's unforgettable characters. We see the funny, sad and bizarre worlds created in 'Woman in lampshade', 'Milk and Honey', 'Miss Peabody's Inheritance', 'Mr Scobies' Riddle' and 'Palamino'.
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- 0h 48m
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- Released
- 27 August 1987
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Joan Kirkby, Christina Wilcox
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The Nights Belong to the Novelist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 August 1987. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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The Nights Belong to the Novelist (1987) was directed by Christina Wilcox and stars Ruth Cracknell, Kerry Walker.