Comments on: Five Films about Australia better than ‘Australia’

By: Renee Haag

Renee Haag — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:52:13 +0000

I am looking for an older movie, perhaps 20 years old or older, about a blind australian man who has a cruel woman as a caretaker. Im most anxious to add this movie to my collection and wonder if you might know the name of it..
Thanks!
Renee
PS I just ordered The Castle

By: Cineleet

Cineleet — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:03:04 +0000

Perhaps with the proper encouragement from the Cineleet community, we can persuade Greg to do a followup post on a subject he obviously is very passionate about.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:30:52 +0000

SUNDOWNERS. The film that made me want to go to Australia.

By: Greg Davies aka cGt2099

Greg Davies aka cGt2099 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:15:10 +0000

Hey guys,

This is the author of the post… I appreciate all of your comments! And to be honest, I cannot argue against the movies you’ve listed as omissions.

The problem with putting together a list of 5 is that there’s always bound to be some films left out.

So why was Snowy River left off the list?

My goal for this post was to highlight some other Aussie films that people in the US may not have experienced before. The Man From Snowy River is already reasonably popular over here, and has quite a following.

Thanks again! I appreciate you all for checking out the post; and this great website.

Greg

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By: jjjplane

jjjplane — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:14:45 +0000

walkabout; last wave; where the green ants dream; the proposition; & picnic at hanging rock.

By: Misha

Misha — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:06:01 +0000

All of these are fab…..

I’d add:

Gettin’ Square
Cosi
All My Friends are Leaving Brisbane
3 Dollars
Look Both Ways
The Crossing
Head On
Kick
The Sum of Us

By: Rudy Holland

Rudy Holland — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:40:36 +0000

The best Australian film that defines what it’s culture is would have to be ‘Wake in Fright’ (Ted Kotcheff – 1971).
The film shows a contemporary setting in the Australian outback where beer, brawling & roo shooting are the norm.
This film is an absolute gem & is considered to be Australia’s first arthouse film.
I was lucky enough to see a beautifully restored print at the Chauvel Cinemas Sydney in 2001.
Hopefully it will make it to dvd one day.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:14:14 +0000

How about films like Little Fish (about current and recovered heroin addicts) or Proof (about a blind man and the people around him)? They show how the down-trodden and ne’er do wells of Australia make it from day to day. And both feature award winning performances from Hugo Weaving. For those who only know him as Agent Smith from The Matrix, see these films! He’s one of the BEST actors to come out of Australia.

By: Jackthetrippr

Jackthetrippr — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:04:51 +0000

Two Hands. You forgot all about Two Hands you spacker.