Wow... something unexpected.
A telemovie about Bob Hawke.
For my American readers... Hawke was our longest serving Labor Prime Minister, and a huge (beer-guzzling philandering) personality of Australian politics in my lifetime (so far...). The likenesses in this - performance-wise - are uncanny.
The cackle and vowel-chomping accent takes me back to 1983 and High School, when the Hawke government began. Keating in particular... that pale overcoat!
The Herald Sun writes:
"The telemovie starts in December 1991. Hawke is staring down six of his closest ministers, including mate Kim Beazley (Patrick Brammall), who want him to step down for Keating.
From there it is back to 1977 where we meet the earlier Hawke - the boozy, womanising but brilliant president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Hawke concentrates as much on the personal as on the political.
The scenes between Bob and Hazel are quietly devastating.
It is a credit to the makers of Hawke that Australian viewers will have so many mixed emotions about our former prime minister. By turn, Hawke is caring, arrogant, visionary, boorish, emotional, loving, calculating and more.
Hawke is a major achievement. Don't miss it."
Sounds to me like Hawke has all the characteristics of LBJ.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting comparison, tnlib...
ReplyDeleteHawke was an outstanding though flawed leader. He connected to the public in a way none have done since.