Jedda the Uncivilized ( Jedda )

Jedda the Uncivilized (Blu-Ray) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Jedda
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Charles Chauvel

Written By:
Charles Chauvel
Elsa Chauvel

Actors:
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks ..... Jedda
Robert Tudawali ..... Marbuck
Betty Suttor ..... Sarah McMann
Paul Reynall ..... Joe
George Simpson-Lyttle ..... Douglas McMann
Tas Fitzer ..... Peter Wallis - Police Officer
Wason Byers ..... Felix Romeo - Boss Drover
Willie Farrar ..... Little Joe

Synopsis:

Charles Chauvel's landmark 1955 film Jedda is an Australian cinema classic. Exploring a complex story of cultural identity, set against the harsh natural surrounds of outback Northern Territory, Jedda captures a rare and honest glimpse into the heart and history of indigenous Australia. When an indigenous woman dies in childbirth, the baby is raised by Sarah (Betty Suttor), the wife of station owner Doug McMann (George Simpson-Lyttle). Doing their best to assimilate the child into white society, young Jedda is caught between two cultures--forbidden from learning about her indigenous heritage and never fully accepted by the other. As a teenager, Jedda (Ngarla Kunoth) is drawn to a mysterious newcomer called Marbuck (Robert Tudawali), a tribal man in search of work and offering a new perspective on life. But, as their nascent relationship is tested by cultural taboos, their destiny is set to become an echo through the ages. A dramatic, sun-scorched vision of the landscape and its people, Charles Chauvel's final film was not only the first colour feature film to be made in Australia but was nominated for the inaugural Palme d'Or at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Set against the harsh natural surrounds of outback Northern Territory, Jedda captures a rare and honest glimpse into the heart and history of indigenous Australia. Young Jedda is caught between two cultures forbidden from learning about her indigenous heritage and never fully accepted by the other.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 02 July, 2016.