DVD
Walkabout
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Special ed. ; widescreen version.
Languages
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
David Gulpilil, Jenny Agutter, Lucien John.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2010]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece. Along the way, they met a young aborigine on his 'walkabout,' a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone.
Notes
Based on the novel by James Vance Marshall.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: Disc one: New, restored High-Definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring Roeg and actress Jenny Agutter. Disc two: Video interviews with Agutter and actor Luc Roeg; "Gulpilil - one red blood:" (2002) documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil; theatrical trailer.
Contents
- disc 1. Feature films
- disc 2. The supplements.