Von and Max early 1950s Adelaide, Harris family archives, Photographer unknown.

Von Hutton falls in love with the brilliant and precocious poet, Max Harris, while still at school.  He is Adelaide’s ‘enfant terrible’; a promoter of modernism in art and literature, he is riding high until he falls victim to the notorious Ern Malley hoax. An intriguing documentary film about Adelaide’s vibrant 1940s culture. Q&A follows.

Presented by Prospect Productions