Summary: "Cinematographer Nicholas Roeg made an auspicious solo directing debut with the Australian production Walkabout. Jenny Agutter and Lucien John play a sister and brother who are stranded in the Australian outback after the suicide of their father. With the help of aborigine David Gulpilil, Agutter and John learn how to survive out of doors. Agutter's gratitude is misinterpreted as love by the aborigine; when she rebuffs him, he kills himself. Though alone again, Agutter and her brother use the skills taught them by Gulpilil to find their way back to civilization--where Agutter chooses to remember only the nicer elements of her odyssey. Walkabout combines its tale of survival with some potent commentary on the racial barriers of Australia, barriers that simply don't go away just because of random acts of kindness."
Monday, 31 October 2016
Walkabout (1971) Directed by Nicholas Roeg
Summary: "Cinematographer Nicholas Roeg made an auspicious solo directing debut with the Australian production Walkabout. Jenny Agutter and Lucien John play a sister and brother who are stranded in the Australian outback after the suicide of their father. With the help of aborigine David Gulpilil, Agutter and John learn how to survive out of doors. Agutter's gratitude is misinterpreted as love by the aborigine; when she rebuffs him, he kills himself. Though alone again, Agutter and her brother use the skills taught them by Gulpilil to find their way back to civilization--where Agutter chooses to remember only the nicer elements of her odyssey. Walkabout combines its tale of survival with some potent commentary on the racial barriers of Australia, barriers that simply don't go away just because of random acts of kindness."
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