| Lessons from the Grave | |
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| Genre | |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Matilda Brown |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Oliver Leimbach |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bryan Brown |
| Producer | Matilda Brown |
| Cinematography | Chris Bland |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 2013 – 2014 |
Lessons from the Grave is an Australian series of short films, created by Matilda Brown who co-stars with her father Bryan Brown. [1] [2]
The plot follows a young woman named Bonnie, played by Matilda Brown, whose life is suddenly upended when her father, Douglas (Bryan Brown), wins the lottery and then immediately dies from a heart attack. Unwilling to move on, Douglas returns as a ghost to teach his country-dwelling daughter the important lessons in life he feels she still needs.
Commenting on the first three episodes Nazia Hafiz of the AU Review gave it 3 1/2 stars. She writes " Theseries thus far has hit the nail on the head when it comes to capturing subtleties of how Australian culture deals with the hard stuff through humour, making it a familiar and heartening viewing experience." [3]