Autopsy on a Dream: the Opera House exposé that rose from the grave

John Weiley's Autopsy on a Dream was physically chopped to pieces in 1968. How could this forensic indictment of the politics and broken dreams behind the Opera House return from the grave, to stand n
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John Weiley’s Autopsy on a Dream was physically chopped to pieces in 1968. How could this forensic indictment of the politics and broken dreams behind the Opera House return from the grave, to stand now as an ironic celebration of the project?

Autopsy on a Dream is raw evidence of the bastardry by which Australian politicians and bureaucrats can stuff anything they touch. In this case, the wreckers were the NSW government functionaries who eventually drove Jørn Utzon off the Opera House Project.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.