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Film Description
Nic Roeg's beautifully-photographed meditation on the meeting of cultures. While out on a picnic in the Australian outback with his teenage daughter (Jenny Agutter) and young son (Lucien John), a man goes insane and kills himself. The girl takes her brother into the outback in order that he doesn't see their father's dead body. There they meet a young Aborigine (David Gumpilil) who is on walkabout - a rites of passage ritual whereby he must survive in the wilderness for several weeks. He finds food and water for the siblings, and develops a form of communication with the young boy despite being unable to speak English. The girl, however, rebuffs the mating dance which the Aborigine performs in her honour.
Second only to "Don't Look Now" in the Roeg opus, "Walkabout" is a flawed masterpiece set in the Australian outback. Two first-world children are abandoned by their d... more >
Second only to "Don't Look Now" in the Roeg opus, "Walkabout" is a flawed masterpiece set in the Australian outback. Two first-world children are abandoned by their dysfunctional father and find salvation in the form of an aboriginal youth. Excellent in deconstructing the trappings of civilisation and outstanding in the casting of Agutter and Gumphil, the film really shines in its use of the parched and dramatic locations. Roeg has the usual difficulties in merging art film techniques with mainstream ambitions, and the work certainly now looks very dated. Nevertheless, it is a great film by any standards and deserves repeated viewing in the widescreen version < less
Walkabout was the film which earned Nicholas Roeg a reputation as a greatly skilled director. His use of lighting is particularly memorable in this beautifull film set... more >
Walkabout was the film which earned Nicholas Roeg a reputation as a greatly skilled director. His use of lighting is particularly memorable in this beautifull film set against the wild australian bush. As the lead role, a girl played by Jenny Agutter, is forced to lead her younger brother through the bush after a car accident kills their father, they encounter an aboriginal boy on Walkabout. Roeg captures the clash in their cultures perfectly, a clash which is finally forgotten in the films trajic conclusion. < less
