Director: Bill Bennett Starring: Maya Strange, Rufus Sewell, Martin Donovan, Andrew S. Gilbert, John Howard, Max Cullen In a Savage Land is a film I’ve wanted to see for over two decades. It did not screen in my region on its theatrical release in 1999, evaded me on VHS and DVD, but is now streaming on Stan . While it’s entirely possible I’ve been looking for it in all the wrong places, the fact that a $10 million investment — chump change by Hollywood standards, but a fortune locally — can fall out of general circulation is a sorry indictment of both industry and audiences. That it found its way back into circulation where other films of the era remain in limbo — see Angst , A Little Bit of Soul , Dead Letter Office , to name a handful — is no small feat. Anthropology student Evelyn (Maya Strange) marries her lecturer Phillip (Martin Donovan) and accompanies him on a field trip to the Trobriand Islands of Papa New Guinea. Phillip ingratiates himself with t...
Australia has an impressive and eclectic national cinema, but too often its films struggle to attract attention, receive brief theatrical runs, are ignored by audiences, and simply fall through the cracks. Down Under Flix was created to shine a light, show some love, and where necessary throw shade at obscure, forgotten, neglected, or under-appreciated Australian films