Many folks around the world spent a few hours during 2008 suffering through
Australia, an attempt to elevate the stature of Australia (both as a continent and as a film-making nation). Depending upon whom you ask, that film accomplished neither goal. However, Australia is no stranger to quality films, they just tend to be of the low-budget, but substantive variety. At Cannes over the weekend, a young upstart director, Warwick Thorton, earned
recognition for his debut film,
Samson and Delilah. No doubt, the film will be limited to the world's art house cinemas, but it's a good testament to the fact that good things can come in small packages. Perhaps more importantly, it shows the lives of Australia's indigenous people with brutal honesty.
Many folks around the world spent a few hours during 2008 suffering through Australia, an attempt to elevate the stature of Australia (both as a continent and as a film-making nation). Depending upon whom you ask, that film accomplished neither goal. However, Australia is no stranger to quality films, they just tend to be of the low-budget, but substantive variety. At Cannes over the weekend, a young upstart director, Warwick Thorton, earned recognition for his debut film, Samson and Delilah. No doubt, the film will be limited to the world's art house cinemas, but it's a good testament to the fact that good things can come in small packages. Perhaps more importantly, it shows the lives of Australia's indigenous people with brutal honesty. 
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