Walkabout

This film is not currently available on DVD. Film Description Atmospheric film adapted from James Vance Marshall's novel about two children abandoned in the Australian outback by their father. Found by a young Aborigine on a ritual walkabout, the children are guided through the wilderness. A beautifully-photographed meditation on the meeting of cultures.

Film Details Director Nicolas Roeg Starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil   Country UK Language ENGLISH   Year 1970

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Review by John Stedman on 30th October 1999

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

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Article - "Culture Clash: David Gulpilil and Walkabout" by Julian Upton
Monday 26th March 2007

Although it was instigated largely by creative talent from outside the country, the making of Walkabout (1971) coincided with the inception of what became known as the New Australian Cinema. Until the early seventies, Australians had been fed a cinematic diet ...  View article in full

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