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Steven Maras, Associate Professor in Media and Communication, The University of Western Australia

David Stratton was always ‘doing it for the audience’. In this, he had a huge impact on Australian film

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Celebrated film critic David Stratton has died at the age of 85. He leaves an indelible mark on Australian film culture, and Australian film culture left an indelible mark on him.

Over a long career, he had an intimate relationship with cinema, finding it a place of connection and a kind of shelter. It was where he spent time with his grandmother and time away from the family grocery business that loomed large over his future.

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