| Movie this wednesday: The Tracker |
Monday, February 16, 2009
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Hello everyone,
For this week, we are showing an Australian movie "The Tracker"
directed by Rolf de Heer, on wednesday, February 18, 6-8pm.
More details below.
Please feel free to pass the message around and invite your friends.
The more the merrier. Hope you can join us.
Regards,
Tom Co
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Title: The Tracker
Date and Time: February 18, Wednesday, 6-8pm
Place: 308 Cooper Ave, Hancock
Director: Rolf de Heer
Partial List of Actors:
David Gulpilil
Gary Sweet
Damon Gameau
Grant Page
Noel Wilton
US Rating: not rated (I think it is R)
Language: English (Australian)
Length: 90 mins
Media: DVD, color
Summary: ( by Bruno Benton via www.imdb.com )
"It's 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native
Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman,
three white men (The Fanatic, The Follower and The
Veteran) are given the mission of capturing him with
the help of an experienced Native Australian (The
Tracker). So they start their quest in the outback,
not knowing that their inner wrestles against and
for racism will be more dangerous that the actual
hunting for the accused."
My Comments:
The movie is made to seem like a legend/ballad, with
paintings replacing the gore of some of the
killing.
The story is predictable but the direction and
cinematography are good. The acting by David
Gulpilil was very good.
I had a little difficulty with the heavy accent...
unfortunately, no subtitles. But the story is still
easy to follow.