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Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
- Original title
- Australia
- Language
- EN
- Country
- AU
- Budget
- $130,000,000
- Revenue
- $211,787,511
John Chard
Jan 12, 2020 · via TMDB
King George angry at them white fellas. King George say them white fella bad spirit. Must be taken from this land. Australia is directed by Baz Luhrmann and Luhrmann co-writes the screenplay with Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, and Richard Flanagan. It stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown and Brandon Walters. It took a bit of a kicking from the pro critics upon release, where the consensus is that at a cost of $130 million this intended sprawling epic is an ambitious flop. For the record at the box office it practically made double its outlay, so certainly wasn't a financial flop. It's a mixed bag for sure, a film of two differing halves. First half sends Kidman's English aristocrat to Northern Australia after she inherits the sprawling Faraway Downs Ranch. Here she finds herself in the middle of a dirty take over plot and reluctantly makes a working pact with Jackman's stock-man Drover. Seeds are sewn here for a bit of a screwball relationship, all while a cattle feud brews and the Aborigines at the ranch - particularly young Nulllah (Walters) - are in fear of racial tension. Pic then flip-flops into a love story, a war story (as the Japanese attack Darwin) and the bile strewn historical strand that features the "stolen generations" of half-white/half-Aboriginal children. With all this going on, as Lurhman nods to classic epics from classic era past, the vistas are stunning and the hard work of cattle ranching is given genuine credence (helps having the rugged Jackman leading the way). Set pieces are exciting, the Japanese aerial attacks realistic for dramatic worth, while the chemistry between the leads, a worthy child performance from Walters and a quality weasel villain turn from Wenham ensure performances don't harm the pic in that department. There's even the likes of Ben Mendelsohn and John Jarratt in secondary support slots. It isn't all it can be, and tonally it feels like there might have been some behind the scenes interference (three co-writers probably didn't help). Yet there are some genuine moments of fun and beauty here, mixed with some heart string tugs and reflection of an historical time that should never ne forgotten. Luhrman reached for "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and didn't quite make it, but it's honourable and has some damn fine craft for entertainment purpose. 7/10
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Nicole Kidman
Lady Sarah Ashley
Hugh Jackman
The Drover
Essie Davis
Katherine
David Wenham
Neil Fletcher
Bryan Brown
King Carney
David Gulpilil
King George
John Jarratt
Sergeant
Shea Adams
Carney Boy
Nathin Art Butler
Carney Boy
John Walton
Carney Boy
Eddie Baroo
Bull
Arthur Dignam
Father Benedict
Sandy Gore
Gloria Carney
Bill Hunter
Skipper (Qantas Sloop)
Jacek Koman
Ivan
Ben Mendelsohn
Captain Dutton
Barry Otto
Administrator Allsop
David Ngoombujarra
Magarri
Bruce Spence
Dr. Barker
Jack Thompson
Kipling Flynn
Yuen Wah
Sing Song
Kerry Walker
Myrtle Allsop
Ray Barrett
Ramsden
Tony Barry
Sergeant Callahan
Ursula Yovich
Daisy
Brandon Walters
Nullah
Matthew Whittet
Brother Frank
Lillian Crombie
Bandy Legs
Max Cullen
Old Drunk
Peter Gwynne
Lady Sarah's Butler
Angus Pilakui
Goolaj
Robin Queree
Ball Guest
Mark Rathbone
Stockman
Anton Monsted
Maitland Ashley (uncredited)
Karen Murphy
Art Direction
Catherine Martin
Production Design
Joel Froome
Clapper Loader
Mandy Walker
Director of Photography
Anton Monsted
Epk Producer
Greig Fraser
Second Unit Director of Photography
Peter McCaffrey
Steadicam Operator
Mary Ellen Mark
Still Photographer
Catherine Martin
Costume Design
Angela Little
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Baz Luhrmann
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Baz Luhrmann
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Jason Ballantine
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Dody Dorn
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Michael McCusker
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Adrian Chiarella
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David Birrell
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Mike Leeder
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Nikki Barrett
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Ronna Kress
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Baz Luhrmann
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Catherine Martin
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David Hirschfelder
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Andy Nelson
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Anna Behlmer
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Dave Dalley
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Michael Ralla
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Mark Bakowski
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John Stokes
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Hayley Sullivan
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Stuart Beattie
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Baz Luhrmann
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