We of the Never Never (1982)
Movie Info
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.
Cast
Angela Punch McGregor
as Jeannie Gunn
as Jeannie Gunn
Arthur Dignam
as Aeneas Gunn
as Aeneas Gunn
Tony Barry
as Mac
as Mac
Tom E. Lewis
as Jackeroo
as Jackeroo
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
as Jack
as Jack
Martin Vaughan
as Dan
as Dan
John Jarratt
as Dandy
as Dandy
Tex Morton
as Landlord
as Landlord
Danny Adcock
as Brown
as Brown
Cecil Parkee
as Cheon
as Cheon
Brian Granrott
as Neaves
as Neaves
John Cameron
as Jimmy Dodd
as Jimmy Dodd
Christine Conway
as Judy
as Judy
Ray Pattison
as Johnny Wakelin
as Johnny Wakelin
George Jadarku
as Charly
as Charly
Sally McKenzie
as Carrie
as Carrie
Sarah Craig
as Liz
as Liz
Lise Rodgers
as Friend
as Friend
Jenni Cunningham
as Friend
as Friend
Critic Reviews for We of the Never Never
All Critics (2) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (2)
Overlong and dullish outdated pioneering movie about life on an isolated Australian outback cattle station (large ranch) in the early 1900s.
January 15, 2013 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
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