Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst

Based on the colourful life of flamboyant design pioneer Florence Broadhurst. In 1977, when the flamboyant designer Florence Broadhurst was found murdered in her studio, few people claimed to know the real Florence. Florence's career culminated with her recognition as a world-renowned wallpaper designer, whose signature use of color and shapes is as popular today as when she was in her prime. But then, invention and reinvention were the keys to Florence's existence. Born in the Outback of Australia, she became a singer in Shanghai, proprietor of a fashion boutique in London, and an Australian painter. She was also a socialite, lover, wife, and mother with just a few name and identity changes in between. Florence Broadhurst lived an amazing life. Not content with reality, she invented and reinvented her past to be even more interesting. Before her brutal murder, she was a fixture on the Sydney social scene, partly because of her flair for self-promotion, partly because of her colourful and flamboyant personality and partly due to her success as wallpaper designer extraordinaire. Yet this is just a small part of the Florence Broadhurst story.... Acclaimed Australian filmmaker Gillian Armstrong directs this documentary about the many lives and personae of one of Australia's greatest and most enigmatic characters.