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Daffodil Circle On Monday 17th June Daffodil Circle held a private screening of Baz Lurhmann’s “The Great Gatsby” for members and their guests at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne.
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Then it was time for the main event and Baz Lurhmann delighted us with his adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
The evening saw an unprecedented number of members participate in the event. “It was wonderful to see so many of our valued members” said Bequest Manager Mary Saffo. Pre-show we had two roaming Cancer Council NSW Experts Lorna O’Brien from Cancer
We headed into the cinema with our choc top and popcorn
Luhrmann’s Most Successful film BAZ Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby has surpassed $300 million at the global box office The Australian director's screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel has proved his most successful film to date after his last feature, Australia, raked in
around $210 million globally in 2008. "It is tremendously fulfilling for the entire team - cast and crew, all of whom laboured to overcome so many obstacles to reveal the power and beauty of F. Scott Fitzgerald's almost 90year-old classic novel - to see
such an extraordinary response from audiences of all ages and in all countries throughout the world," Luhrmann said in a statement.