This screening includes WALKABOUT
- Date and time:
- Tues, April 11, 7 pm; Free but Ticketed
- Genres:
With its harrowingly beautiful depiction of the Australian Outback and spare narrative of culture clash, Walkabout is a survival epic.
About Walkabout
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist (John Meillon) takes his teenage daughter (Jenny Agutter) and 6-year-old son (Luc Roeg) into the Australian Outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Indigenous Australian boy (David Gulpilil) on his "walkabout," a ritual separation from his tribe. He shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life. [100 min; drama, adventure; English]
This screening will be preceded by an introduction from Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie.
"A towering work, painted from a palette of feelings and instincts words cannot do justice to." — Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun Australia
"You are left with the impression of a fresh, powerful and humane imagination." — Dilys Powell, Sunday Times UK
"Beautifully done." — Patrick Gibbs, Daily Telegraph UK
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