Just saw Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, which I really enjoyed. Visually stunning, more intelligent than it appears from the outside, and of course very entertaining. It’s quite long, but not necessarily in a bad way, and despite a few little moments I would question, on the whole is a really great film. And although there’s been talk of studio disagreements over the ending, and of Luhrmann shooting multiple versions, I felt the last 20 minutes was some of the best stuff in the film.
It inspired me to post the above photograph from a hiking trip in the MacDonnell Ranges – an amazing place that I would love to return to.
Check out the Australia trailer, or the interesting Set to Screen podcast series from Baz Luhrmann.
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