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Adolescent Aborigine saves siblings.
Walkabout is a beautiful masterpiece directed and shot by
Nicolas Roeg. It tells the story of a teenage girl and her little
brother stranded in the Australian outback and how they are rescued
by an Aboriginal boy. The gorgeous setting and voyeuristic
cinematography are complemented perfectly by a young & nubile
Jenny Agutter, who stars as the girl. Jenny plays a naive, unworldly
teen who suddenly finds herself and her little scamp of a brother,
played by Nicolas' son, Luc Roeg, lost in the Aussie wasteland. They are
forced to fend for themselves as they search desperately for
civilization. They find help when they come across an Aboriginal
teen, played by David Gulpilil, who is out on his own ritualistic
trek known as a "walkabout." Although the girl and the
Aborigine are worlds apart, they find themselves in the same
situation. They both have a desire to explore the unknown, to learn
to exist on their own, and to find their place in the vast world.
Take these elements and combine them with innocent performances,
disturbing montages,
quirky secondary plots, and a rousing musical score
and you have a cult classic boosted by a 70's edge.
Learn more: IMDb
DVD version to get: The Walkabout
(Criterion
Collection) (Criterion, UPC 037429123225) is worth every penny of its list price.
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