This film is very strange. It's form contradicts the the story all the time. The beautiful scenery of Australian wilderness and its native inhabitants honorable behave, minimizes the drama of two children lost in it. Of particular significance is the scene where the dead Father is shown dead hanging of a tree, which the children either do not see or do not react. It is a major omission..
Like Roussau, it's a charlatan'n work. With a big difference. Nicholas Roeg, at the time was a great cinematographer, and a bad director. Later on , he improved, but let's nor give this idealist's work, more than he deserves...
Like Roussau, it's a charlatan'n work. With a big difference. Nicholas Roeg, at the time was a great cinematographer, and a bad director. Later on , he improved, but let's nor give this idealist's work, more than he deserves...