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Max Lake

Surgeon, author and winegrower Max Lake was one of the pioneers of the Australian wine boom.
Series : Australian Biography Series 10 | Year : 2005 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Rod Freedman
Director : Rod Freedman |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the joy of sharing food around a table.
Access No. 144168 | 1 min 8 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up B&W photograph of Max Lake as a young child. Zoom out from B&W photograph of Lake as a young child with his grandmother.
Access No. 144169 | 23 secs | 1920s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his first childhood memories and first experiences of smells and aromas.
Access No. 144170 | 18 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up B&W photograph of Max Lake as a boy. Zoom in to CU of Lake's birth certificate. CU baby photo of Lake and CU photograph of his mother. Voice-over with Lake talking about his parent's circumstances at the time of his birth in the USA.
Access No. 144171 | 36 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about emigrating to Australia as a child with his parents.
Access No. 144172 | 11 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU zoom in to B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's father.
Access No. 144173 | 11 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his relationship with his father.
Access No. 144174 | 5 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a boy with his younger brother and sister. Zoom in to Lake.
Access No. 144175 | 12 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake relating a story of his father's attitude to academic achievements.
Access No. 144176 | 26 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow zoom out from B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a boy with his parents and younger siblings posing in backyard.
Access No. 144177 | 18 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the huge responsibility his parents placed on him being the oldest child and the effect it had on him. He also talks about the volatile relationship he had with his mother.
Access No. 144178 | 35 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow zoom in to B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a boy with his mother and younger brothers in backyard.
Access No. 144179 | 18 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking his troubled relationship with his mother.
Access No. 144180 | 12 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a boy standing with his mother and holding pet dog.
Access No. 144181 | 9 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his relationship with his parents.
Access No. 144182 | 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt down B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a boy with his mother holding baby brother.
Access No. 144183 | 16 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the career expectations his parents placed on him, particularly after the death of his younger brother.
Access No. 144184 | 8 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a teenager standing with his mother and younger brother. Slow zoom in to Lake's face.
Access No. 144185 | 13 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his declining school grades.
Access No. 144186 | 4 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CUs school report of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake from 1940. Zoom in to photograph of Lake standing with his parents, brothers and sister outside building.
Access No. 144187 | 31 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his amazement at being accepted into medical training on his exam marks.
Access No. 144188 | 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to CU B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake smiling to camera.
Access No. 144189 | 7 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the limited career choices available to him in his youth.
Access No. 144190 | 3 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake as a young adult standing with his siblings behind his seated parents in backyard. CU to Lake and tilt down to his father.
Access No. 144191 | 19 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his father's threat to him if he didn't do well at university.
Access No. 144192 | 26 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W graduation photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake standing with his siblings and parents. Zoom in to Lake and his father.
Access No. 144193 | 12 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about topping his year in surgery at university.
Access No. 144194 | 4 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to CU B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's future wife Joy.
Access No. 144195 | 11 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the background of his wife Joy whom he'd met when they were both medical students at university.
Access No. 144196 | 11 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake standing with his wife Joy kissing her outside their car.
Access No. 144197 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the sex education his wife Joy received from her mother.
Access No. 144198 | 11 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's wife Joy sitting on grass.
Access No. 144199 | 10 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the sex education he received from his father.
Access No. 144200 | 28 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake and his wife future Joy laughing together as fourth year medical students.
Access No. 144201 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his early relationship with his wife Joy.
Access No. 144202 | 2 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake and his future wife Joy posing together in graduation caps and gowns. Tilt up and zoom in to B&W wedding photograph with Lake and Joy cutting tiered cake.
Access No. 144203 | 17 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his progression as a surgeon.
Access No. 144204 | 8 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake posing for camera in suit and tie with forest behind him. Zoom in to Lake and his wife Joy sitting together at picnic table, bottles of Coca-Cola in front of them. Zoom in to Joy standing with older woman in plumed hat next to lake.
Access No. 144205 | 33 secs | 1940s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his deciding to have children with his wife Joy.
Access No. 144206 | 17 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from smiling face of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake posing with newborn twin babies in B&W photograph. Photograph of Lake and wife Joy holding twins. CU photograph of faces of twins looking up.
Access No. 144207 | 20 secs | 1950s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about enjoying his twin's babyhood.
Access No. 144208 | 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's twins as young children standing in wet weather gear on pier in front of cargo liner. Photograph of Lake and wife Joy in swimsuits sitting with twins. WS photograph of Lake sitting on bench with twins.
Access No. 144209 | 21 secs | 1950s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about why he stopped performing cancer surgery.
Access No. 144210 | 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of surgery in progress and CU to surgeon in cap, gown and mask operating. MS female doctor or nurse.
Access No. 144211 | 11 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about a particular case he was involved in as an example of why he stopped performing cancer surgery.
Access No. 144212 | 9 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of surgery in progress with GS of surgeons in caps, gowns and masks operating.
Access No. 144213 | 4 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about a particular case he was involved in as an example of why he stopped performing cancer surgery.
Access No. 144214 | 16 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake smiling.
Access No. 144215 | 10 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the satisfaction he gained through specialising in hand surgery.
Access No. 144216 | 15 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake with wife Joy and their three children sitting around restaurant table. Zoom in to B&W photograph of Lake sniffing glass of wine.
Access No. 144217 | 20 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his developing interest in wine and writing his first book on wine in 1959 about Cabernet Sauvignon.
Access No. 144218 | 8 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up cover of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's book on wine "Hunter Wine".
Access No. 144219 | 10 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Jacaranda Press/Max Lake | Colour |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about deciding to write a book on classic Australian wines.
Access No. 144220 | 9 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up photographs of wine in glasses to cover titles cover of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's book on wine "Classic Wines of Australia".
Access No. 144221 | 7 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Jacaranda Press/Max Lake | Colour |
B&W photograph of wine tasting with CU to surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake standing at table long table with bottles of wine in front of him.
Access No. 144222 | 15 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about discovering the wines being made in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.
Access No. 144223 | 15 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt down label of Matthew Lang bottle of Hunter River Cabernet 1930 vintage.
Access No. 144224 | 13 secs | 2000s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Public Domain | Colour |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about buying land in the Hunter Valley to establish his own vineyard.
Access No. 144225 | 8 secs | 2000s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial photograph rolling green hills of the Hunter Valley. GS photograph of newly planted grapevines. CU sign "Lake's Folly Pokolbin" and "Hunter Valley Reds" on gate for surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's vineyard. Photograph of wine bottles on table next to sign "Lake's Folly" in front of framed photographs hanging on wall behind.
Access No. 144226 | 18 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
Excerpts from this Day Tonight ABC 8/11/1967 interview of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake by Bill Peach. B&W photographs included on the program show his family outside A-frame building at the winery and GS of friends picking the grape crop.
Access No. 144227 | 25 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © ABC Content Sales / Max Lake | B&W |
Zoom in to colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake squatted next to grapevine picking grapes in shirt, tie and hat.
Access No. 144228 | 7 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake likening the creativity of wine making to having children.
Access No. 144229 | 16 secs | 2000s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake standing with Andre Simon in vineyard. CU photograph of legs in vat full of grapes crushing them. High angle photograph of Lake stripped to underpants standing in vat of grapes reaching to the top of his thighs.
Access No. 144230 | 13 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
Excerpt from this Day Tonight ABC 8/11/1967 interview between surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake and Bill Peach about the naming of Lake's vineyard,
Access No. 144231 | 9 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © ABC Content Sales / Max Lake | B&W |
High angle colour photograph of bottles of Lake's Folly wines lined up for tasting. Tilt up photograph of young man (probably son Stephen Lake) standing in vat crushing grapes. WS photograph of sprawling house and vineyard.
Access No. 144232 | 18 secs | 1970s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
WS photograph of Max Lake and wife Joy standing in silhouette drinking wine on verandah overlooking vineyard.
Access No. 144233 | 6 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Thomas K Hardy | Colour |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his wife Joy's attitude to starting the vineyard.
Access No. 144234 | 6 secs | 2000s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Tilt up colour photograph of Joy Lake standing behind vat of grapes. Zoom in to photograph of Joy with young man at blending tank.
Access No. 144235 | 16 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his wife Joy's involvement in the winery and her indispensability to him.
Access No. 144236 | 16 secs | 2000s | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom out from colour photograph of licensing sign above doorway to surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake standing next to Lake's Folly Vineyards sign on winery wall.
Access No. 144237 | 11 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake explaining his decision to leave surgery. Slow zoom into Lake as he explains what the implications of microsurgery meant to his practice.
Access No. 144238 | 47 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom in to colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake sitting with head on hand wearing white medical jacket. Zoom out from Lake sitting on his balcony writing overlooking water view.
Access No. 144239 | 21 secs | 1960s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake explaining the depression he fell into when he left his surgical practice and he feelings of not being useful.
Access No. 144240 | 33 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom in to colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake with wife Joy in kitchen. Tilt from table full of food and drink for Lake's birthday to Lake sitting at table amongst family.
Access No. 144241 | 18 secs | 1970s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about his joy at being invited to join the Food Standards Committee and the start of his interest in flavour.
Access No. 144242 | 25 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CUs of of cover of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's self-published book "Food on the Plate, Wine in the Glass".
Access No. 144243 | 11 secs | 1970s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
CU tilt down cover of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's book "Scents & Sensuality".
Access No. 144244 | 8 secs | 1980s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © John Murray / Max Lake | Colour |
Colour CU photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake bending over saucer smelling coffee beans.
Access No. 144245 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairfax Photos | Colour |
Slow zoom out from CU photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake at the RNA Show smelling wine in glass.
Access No. 144246 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Courier Mail | B&W |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the role of scents and aromas in sexual attraction.
Access No. 144247 | 36 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU tilt up cover of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's self-published book "Fragrances of Love".
Access No. 144248 | 9 secs | 2000s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
CU interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the role of scents and aromas in sexual attraction relating by example a story about Napoleon and Josephine.
Access No. 144249 | 41 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU headline on magazine article " A South_East Asian and Mediterranean melange has become an Australian food style". Tilt up to colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake.
Access No. 144250 | 11 secs | 1990s | Australia | © ACP Magazines Ltd | Colour |
CU B&W cover of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake's self-published book "Taste: the Shared Table".
Access No. 144251 | 6 secs | 2000s | Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the importance of sharing food around a table.
Access No. 144252 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Pan across colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake with wife Joy and children sitting around restaurant table. CU tilt down photograph of adult son Stephen wearing Lake's Folly t-shirt. MS photograph of Lake posing with Stephen and bottles of wine.
Access No. 144253 | 29 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking how he felt about selling his Lake's Folly vineyard.
Access No. 144254 | 20 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom in to colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake standing semi submerged at end of swimming pool set in vineyard holding champagne flute. Colour photograph of rows of grapevines in vineyard. MS of Lake with Joy and grown children. Zoom in to CU of Lake and Joy.
Access No. 144255 | 33 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake and his wife Joy in their younger days.
Access No. 144256 | 8 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Max Lake | B&W |
Tilt up colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake carving joint of meat. Photograph of Joy Lake sitting in easy chair with three grandchildren next to her. Zoom out from family portrait with Lake, wife Joy, their three children and eight grandchildren.
Access No. 144257 | 30 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking how he feels about his wife Joy not pursuing her medical career to have children instead.
Access No. 144258 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom in to colour photograph of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake posing with his extended family. Zoom in to photograph of Lake wearing t-shirt with transfer photo of himself with the caption "Hmmm....Let's see who can I monster today".
Access No. 144259 | 29 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Max Lake | Colour |
MS interview with surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake talking about the downside to ageing. Zoom in to CU of his face as he expresses his concerns.
Access No. 144260 | 39 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CUs of surgeon, winegrower and author Max Lake cooking and setting smoke alarm off as closing credits roll.
Access No. 144261 | 42 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |