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The chant of Jimmie Blacksmith /

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"Jimmie Blacksmith is a young Aboriginal half-caste raised in rural Australia at the turn-of-the-century, a boy initiated by his tribe but also educated by a stern Methodist minister. Looking to gain respectability in colonical society, Jimmie finds a white bride while performing bakc-breaking...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keneally, Thomas (Author)
Corporate Authors: Film House Company (film production company.), Victorian Film Corporation (film production company.)
Other Authors: Schepisi, Fred (Screenwriter), Lewis, Tommy, 1958-2018 (Actor), Reynolds, Freddy (Actor), McGregor, Angela Punch, 1953- (Actor), Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional subtitles in English HOH.
Published: [Kew, Victoria] : Umbrella Entertainment, [2018]
Edition:Blu-ray disc.
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians > Drama.
Serial murders > Australia > Drama.
Australia > Race relations > Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"Jimmie Blacksmith is a young Aboriginal half-caste raised in rural Australia at the turn-of-the-century, a boy initiated by his tribe but also educated by a stern Methodist minister. Looking to gain respectability in colonical society, Jimmie finds a white bride while performing bakc-breaking work on local farms; but cannot escape his skin colour, suffering ongoing racism and oppression. Discovering that he may not be the father of his wife's child, and fired without pay, Jimmie explodes in a fury of violent revenge and escapes into the bush with his brother Mort, cutting a bloody parth of retribution upon the society that has rejected him. In 1901, the year Australian democracy is born, Jimmie Blacksmith finally faces his fate and with it the fate of his people"--Container.
Item Description:Wide screen (2.35:1)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features include: an introduction by Fred Schepisi ; A Conversation with director, Fred Schepisi & cinematographer, Ian Baker (66 mins) ; Melbourne Premiere from Willesee at Seven, June 1978 (7 mins) ; Celluloid gypsies: making Jimmie Blacksmith, Interviews with key cast and crew, including director, Fred Schepisi and actor, Tommy Lewis ; interview with Tommy Lewis (26 mins) ; audio commentary with Fred Schepisi ; Q&A session with Fred Schepisi and actor, Geoffrey Rush at MIFF(Melbourne International Film Festival) 2008 (34 mins) ; Making Us Blacksmiths, a documentary on the casting of Aboriginal lead actors, Tommy Lewis and Freddy Reynolds ; stills gallery ; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Format:Blu-ray disc; region A, B, C; 1080p, full HD; aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (16:9 widescreen); 2.0 DTS-HD sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rated: M, recommended for mature audiences.
Awards:Amiens International Film Festival, 1980: Audience Award (Fred Schepisi).
Australian Film Institute, 1978: Best Actress in a Lead Role (Angela Punch McGregor), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ray Barrett), Best Music Score (Bruce Smeaton).
Australian Writers' Guild, 1978: Awgie Award in Feature Film - Adaptation (Fred Schepisi).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ian Baker ; edited by Brian Kavanagh ; music by Bruce Smeaton.