We of the Never Never

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Even today, the Australian outback (the never-never of the title) is a daunting place to be left alone. In 1901, it was even more rugged and wild. In this artful drama, Jeannie Gunn (Angela Punch McGregor), a very genteel and citified Victorian-era newlywed, joins her husband in the Northern Territory to help manage a station ("station" is Aussie for "a large ranch"). There she gradually sheds her prim ways and, thanks to her friendship with the local Aborigines, becomes a representative of an entirely new class, sometimes called "Australian outback women." In addition to chronicling the transformation of a Victorian woman, this film offers insight into the situation of Aborigine society at the time, and it received high praise from Australian reviewers. It is based on the diaries of Jeannie Gunn herself.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Igor Auzins
In Theaters:

Nov 4, 1982 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 26, 2006
Runtime:

136 minutes
Studio:

Film Corp. of Western Australia

Cast

Angela Punch McGregor
as Jeannie Gunn

Arthur Dignam
as Aeneas Gunn

Tony Barry
as Mac

Tom E. Lewis
as Jackeroo

Lewis Fitz-Gerald
as Jack

Martin Vaughan
as Dan

John Jarratt
as Dandy

Tex Morton
as Landlord

Danny Adcock
as Brown

Cecil Parkee
as Cheon

Brian Granrott
as Neaves

John Cameron
as Jimmy Dodd

Christine Conway
as Judy

Ray Pattison
as Johnny Wakelin

George Jadarku
as Charly

Sally McKenzie
as Carrie

Sarah Craig
as Liz

Lise Rodgers
as Friend

Jenni Cunningham
as Friend

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Critic Reviews for We of the Never Never

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Overlong and dullish outdated pioneering movie about life on an isolated Australian outback cattle station (large ranch) in the early 1900s.

Jan 15, 2013 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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