Ten canoes

Ten canoes /

In the distant past, Dayindi covets his older brother's wife. To teach him the proper way, he is told a parable of forbidden love from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, and revenge gone wrong.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: People of Ramingining, Palm Pictures, Film Finance Corporation Australia, Fandango (Firm), Vertigo (Firm), South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival (Organization), SBS Independent
Other Authors: De Heer, Rolf, 1951-, Ryan, Julie, Djigirr, Peter, Gulpilil, Kurddal, Crusoe, 1961-, Gulpilil, Jamie, Birrinbirrin, Richard, 1953-, Minygululu, Peter, Djulibing, Frances, Thomson, Donald F. (Donald Fergusson), 1901-1970
Format: Video DVD
Language:Australian
English
Published: ©2006
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Antiquities > Drama.
Aboriginal Australians > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Social life and customs > Drama.
Avarice > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Drama.
Revenge > Australia > Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Drama.
Aboriginal Australians > Antiquities.
Aboriginal Australians.
Aboriginal Australians > Social life and customs.
Avarice.
Revenge.
Motion pictures, Australian.
Foreign films.
Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Drama.
Northern Territory > Arnhem Land.
Australia.
Historical > Feature.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Foreign films > Australia.
Drama.
Description
Summary:In the distant past, Dayindi covets his older brother's wife. To teach him the proper way, he is told a parable of forbidden love from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, and revenge gone wrong.
Item Description:Inspired by the photographs of Dr. Donald Thomson.
Special features: "The Balanda and the bark canoes: the making of Ten Canoes" featurette (55 min.); aerial map of Arnhem Land; interview with Peter Djigirr; interview with director Rolf de Heer; photo gallery: Thomson photographs revisited; US theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM: study guide.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo, NTSC.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ian Jones ; editor, Tania Nehme ; art director, Beverley Freeman.

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