Tracks
2013
- Director: John Curran
- Based on book by Robyn Davidson
- Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Mia Wasikowska – Jane Eyre, Alice in Wonderland, The Kids are All Right, Defiance
- Why? The book
- Seen: March 29, 2015
The book made a deep impression on me when I read it
over thirty years ago. I’ve loved camels ever since, though to be honest I’ve
never met one.
The film lives up to my expectations, and my memories
of the book. In a slow steady pace Robyn
Davidson in the very credible figure of Mia Wasikowska makes her way on foot across
Australia. She’s not stopped by contrary camels, or drought, or getting lost,
or hallucinations, or despairing loneliness, or avid journalists invading her
chosen solitude.
The desert scenery is spectacular. Wasikowska does a
very fine job. The slow pace only adds to the drama and harsh beauty.
Seventeen hundred miles, two hundred or so days. It’s
unbelievable but it’s true.
And I still love camels.
4 * of 5
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