Tracks (PG)
Mon 29 Sep 2014
Category
Price
£5.50 (£4.50)*
Time
3.30, 6 & 8.15pm
Mon 29 Sep 2014
Price
£5.50 (£4.50)*
Time
3.30, 6 & 8.15pm
Meal Deal available with this film:
ENJOY THE FILM PLUS AN AUSTRALIAN STYLE MEAL FOR JUST £13.50 (£12.50).
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Australia, 2013, 113 mins. Dir John Curran
In 1977, 27 year old Robyn Davidson set out on foot across the Australian outback on an extraordinary 9 month solo journey which would take her 2,700km through some of the worlds most awe inspiring and difficult terrain, with just four camels and her beloved dog.
Fuelled only with a fierce determination to be alone and a desperate need to reconnect with the land, cash-strapped Robyn begrudgingly agreed to have the journey documented by photographer Rick Smolans, and subsequently her very personal journey became a worldwide phenomenon courtesy of the National Geographic.
Currans film of Davidsons book which became a bible for backpackers arriving in Australia – is a mesmerising study of psychology and environment with Mia Wasikowska giving her best performance by far as fragile and fiery Robyn.
Star Australian cinematographer Mandy Walker (Lantana) beautifully captures the majesty of the subtly changing landscape, echoing the hues of Smolans photography on celluloid notable as this was the last 35mm film to be developed in Australia before the final lab closed for good.
‘Currans film is less concerned with coming-of-age than simply coming-and-going: this is a simple and beautiful journey undertaken purely for its own sake, and approached in that spirit,Tracks will lead you to a place of quiet wonder.’
THE TELEGRAPH