The restored Region 4 release available in Australia includes an hour-long 'Making of' featurette originally produced for Australian TV. It will be of special interest to those interested in Michael Powell, for it includes extensive footage of him at work: in production meetings, directing the actors (in two scenes directing in his swimming togs!), etc.
The footage of the entire cast and crew at a week-long pre-filming 'get-to-know-one-another' retreat is especially fascinating.
by dmg7111 (Mon Jun 4 2007 04:34:38)
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NOTE...I've 'bumped'& switched threads this cause i feel it's a great slice of Aussie flim history...
Would luv to stir up some moe intrest in it
Cheers
D
UPDATED Mon Jun 4 2007 04:37:41
G'day Cobbers,
seems the best way to start this post...
I'm 40 y's old & one of the first "Grown -Up" books i read was Weird Mob, i was about 10/11 ,spotted the hardcover in me dear old Dad's bookcase, was drawn to Wep's unique cartoon style,read it & loved it to bits,Over the years i guess i've re-read this book at least 20+ times, as well as All the rest, Gone Fishing is another personal biggy.
I grew up in Darlinghurst NSW & easily recognize most of the places portrayed.this has helped lead to a life long love of all-things O'Grady, have collected pretty much all of his works.
I guess that at that time Aussie flicks were really only Aussie viewed but i love the way it captures not only the lighthearted,happy-go-lucky side us, but also the not so nice side. IE- racism, sexism & our cultural ignorance, yet it shines through with the true Aussie credo, if you come here, from Anywhere & give us a fair go, you'll only get that back,
but sadly it reflects back to a much simpler age, we appear to have become so ...American-ised..????????, sad to see the young fellas more concerned with hair gel & fashion than being a decent bloke.
May i suggest when the naturalization ceremonies hand out the certificates , the small jar of Vegemite& the native tree, perhaps a copy this movie would be a great introduction to our new mates??
Cheers
Daryl
Beam me up Scotty, i'm in heaps of s*** down here...
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