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Local drama THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART, new series RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, and more this August on PRIME VIDEO
Australian writer and director #LeahPurcell tackles a strong topic in #TheLegendOfMollyJohnson. My #MovieReview of this film is out today.
https://oldaintdead.com/the-legend-of-molly-johnson-leah-purcell-tackles-aussie-history/
#TheDroversWife #LegendOfMollyJohnson: A well-done #Revisionist #Western that shifts the focus back to those who get left out of the national narrative.
Full review: https://betwixtstarproductions.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-drovers-wife-legend-of-molly.html #film #movies #filmreview #moviereview #Australia #leahpurcell #indigenous #reclaimthenarrative #RedRibbonReviewers
betwixtstarproductions.blogspot.comThe Drover's Wife: The Legend Of Molly Johnson (2022) - Movie ReviewA blog about reviews, mostly movies but also branching out into music, anime, games, snot bubbles; whatever I want to talk about
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Holy Canoli, this movie blew me away! Leah is a great film-maker/ actor, but 10 out of 10 and give this woman all the bloody oscars for The Drovers Wife; The Legend Of Molly Johnson.
Don’t want to spoil it - so i’ll do a compare and contrast. Singer’s original story of Yentl had a dark undercurrent of misogyny, appropriate to it’s setting, but Streisand’s movie turned it into a celebration of all the light that should have been there in the first place.
Lawson’s original story of the Drover’s Wife has the racism and sexism you’d expect in a colony built on - well, western kulcha - but with this movie, Purcell has said “let’s have a look at that from a different angle, shall we.”
I’ve seen a few reviews by people disappointed that the movie isn’t this or that - i can only assume they were expecting John Wayne, cos there is not one thread in this re-telling that isn’t beautifully woven, photographed, and acted.
and no - this trailer does NOT tell the whole story;
https://youtu.be/QHtZiI7qik4