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Mood:
- ContemplativeTouchingAtmosphericThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Human NatureCulture ClashKids in TroubleSocietyYouthSurvivalDangerMind and Soul
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Genres:
- AdventureDramaIndependent
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s
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Place:
- AustraliaDesertWilderness
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Brief NudityMild Violent Content
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Walkabout, 1971
English
Australia, UK
Profile of Walkabout
Walkabout can be described as contemplative, touching, and thought provoking. The plot revolves around kids in trouble, culture clash, and human nature. The main genres are drama, independent, and adventure. In approach, Walkabout is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in the wilderness and in the desert. It is located in Australia. Walkabout takes place in the 20th century. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed. Note that Walkabout involves brief nudity and mild violent content.
Summary of Walkabout
Nicolas Roeg's solo directorial debut is a haunting, unconventional narrative film that presents a bleak vision of civilized life as arid and unrewarding. Abandoned in the Australian outback, two young white children (Jenny Agutter and Roeg's son Lucien) stumble upon an adolescent Aborigine (David Gulpilil), who is performing a "walkabout." In this ritualistic six-month journey, the boy must learn to survive by himself in the imposing desert. Communication is a problem, although more for the girl than for her little brother, who still has a child's ability to communicate simply and directly. The two teenagers fail to connect for a variety of reasons, mostly due to the girl's lack of interest in a culture that is unfamiliar and different from her own. Ultimately, the differences become too much to bear, resulting in a tragic conclusion that adds an even more somber denouement to Roeg's already grim vision. Based on the novel by James Vance Marshall, Walkabout is a powerful commentary on pastoral simplicity versus cosmopolitan clutter, and features stunning cinematography from Roeg.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Australia, UK |
| Release date: | 1 July 1971 |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
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as Girl
as White Boy
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