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Walkabout (1971)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:21
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gumpilil, John Meillon
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gumpilil, John Meillon
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Producer: Si Litvinoff
Story: James Vance Marshall
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Reviews for Walkabout
Walkabout’s obvious concern is the relationship between two parties, separated by centuries of diverting societal behaviors, and thus, differentiated perceptions of sexual roles and etiquette. But what ensues is more ambiguous and interpretative.
Roeg creates in Walkabout a world of his own, a microcosmos that is at once beautiful, primitive, wild, familiar yet unfamiliar, thoughtful, and thought provoking.
Roeg would go on to better films, but the basics of his approach are found in this landmark work of haunting beauty and ugliness.
An innocent family picnic turns existential in Nicolas Roeg's brilliant Walkabout.
intensely felt film about the conflicts between civilization and nature, and the tragedy that can result when two people are unable to communicate
Roeg intercuts images of modern life with the lushness of nature -- offering a stunning fable about the importance of respecting the earth.
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