Lessons from the Grave

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Lessons from the Grave
Genre
Written by
Directed byMatilda Brown
Starring
ComposerOliver Leimbach
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerBryan Brown
ProducerMatilda Brown
CinematographyChris Bland
Running time3 minutes
Original release
Network ABC
Release2013 (2013) 
2014 (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]

Contents

Synopsis

Douglas dies after winning the lottery. He stays around to help his daughter, Bonnie, who inherits the money.

Cast

Reception

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]

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References

  1. Warneke, Ross (29 September 2013), "Grave insight of new Brown", The Sunday Tasmanian
  2. Groves, Don (22 July 2013), "Browns team up for Lessons from the Grave", If
  3. Hafiz, Nazia (18 November 2013), "TV Review: Lessons From The Grave, Episodes 1-3 (Australia, 2013)", The AU Review