We of the Never Never

We of the Never Never (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
134 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Igor Auzins

Written By:
Mrs. Aeneas Gunn (book)
Peter Schreck

Actors:
Angela Punch McGregor ..... Jeannie Gunn
Arthur Dignam ..... Aeneas Gunn
Martin Vaughan ..... Dan
Lewis Fitz-Gerald ..... Jack
John Jarratt ..... Dandy
Tony Barry ..... Mac
Tommy Lewis ..... Jackaroo
Donald Blitner ..... Goggle Eye
Mawuyul Yanthalawuy ..... Rosie
Cecil Parkee ..... Cheon
Sibina Willy ..... Bett Bett
Tex Morton ..... Landlord
Kim Chiu Kok ..... Sam Lee
Brian Granrott ..... Neaves
Danny Adcock ..... Brown

Synopsis:

Even today, the Australian outback (the never-never of the title) is a daunting place to be left alone. In 1901, it was even more rugged and wild. In this artful drama, Jeannie Gunn (Angela Punch McGregor), a very genteel and citified Victorian-era newlywed, joins her husband in the Northern Territory to help manage a station ('station' is Aussie for 'a large ranch'). There she gradually sheds her prim ways and, thanks to her friendship with the local Aborigines, becomes a representative of an entirely new class, sometimes called 'Australian outback women.' In addition to chronicling the transformation of a Victorian woman, this film offers insight into the situation of Aborigine society at the time, and it received high praise from Australian reviewers. It is based on the diaries of Jeannie Gunn herself.

At the turn of the century Australia was still a very young country, in a land as old as time. Few had ventured far from the growing cities and towns of the coast, into that vast heart of Australia the great Outback. We of the Never Never, adapted from an Australian classic novel, tells of Jeannie (Angela Punch-McGregor) and Aeneas Gunn (Arthur Dignam), a man and his bride who trek to a place where wives are seldom seen, and even less accepted. Enduring hardships and battling against the sexist and racial prejudice of the Australian outback environment this extraordinary woman strives to win the friendship and respect of those about her. Directed by Igor Auzins (Coolangata Gold), this extraordinary story of a woman overcoming hardships and dangers forms the heart warming story of We of the Never Never.

Love for her husband took her across a continent to a place no civilized woman had gone before. Her heart and courage make this one of the most unforgettable stories ever told.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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