Walkabout (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Starring Lucien John and David Gulpilil (2010) [Wide Screen]

The contrast between modern, urban civilization and life in the natural world lies at the heart of Nicolas Roeg's visually dazzling drama Walkabout. In broad outline, the plot might resemble a standard fish-out-of-water tale: two city children become stranded in the Australian outback, and struggle to find their way back to civilization with the help of a friendly aborigine boy. But Roeg and screenwriter Edward Bond are concerned with far more than the average wilderness drama, as a shocking act of violence near the story's beginning makes clear. This is particularly true in regards to the relationship between the white children and the aborigine boy, who ultimately develops a troubled romantic attraction towards the older sister. Obviously intended as a statement on the exploitation of the natural world and native cultures by European civilization, the film nevertheless maintains an evocative vagueness that usually -- but not always -- favors poetry over didacticism.
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Product Details

Actors: Lucien John, David Gulpilil
Directors: Nicolas Roeg
Format: Widescreen
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
DVD Release Date: May 18, 2010
Run Time: 100 minutes

Special Features

Commentary by director Nicolas Roeg and Jenny Agutter
Essay by Roger Ebert
Original theatrical trailer