At the beginnings of this centuary a man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing Read More »
Tag Archives: Australia
Ten Canoes (2006) Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr, Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin
In Australia’s Northern Territory, a man tells us a story of his people and his land. Read More »
Tanna (2015) Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, John Collee
Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano Read More »
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) Carl Schultz, Wendy Hughes
His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. Read More »
The Night Nurse (1978) Igor Auzins, Davina Whitehouse
A private nurse uncovers strange goings-on in the home where she is working. Read More »
The Goddess of 1967 (2000) Clara Law, Rose Byrne
Distraught Japanese businessman obsessed with Citroën DS (French car brand nicknamed Goddess) Read More »
Mullet (2001) David Caesar, Ben Mendelsohn, Susie Porter
After years of unexplained absence, a notorious outsider known as “Mullet” returns to his small seaside hometown. Read More »
Les Patterson Saves the World (1987) George Miller
Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson (Barry Humphries) represents Australia Read More »
King of the Coral Sea (1954) Lee Robinson, Chips Rafferty
A human smuggling racket off the Australian coast prompts the authorities to request a pearl diver’s help in the investigation. Read More »
The Tracker (2002) Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet
It’s 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman Read More »