Cirrus@Austlit

'Samson and Delilah (2009), a new Australian film by Warwick Thornton, opens with the dawning of a new day in an Aboriginal community outside Alice Springs. Its inhabitants, among them Samson (Rowan McNamara), a teenage boy with a shock of blond hair, and Delilah (Marissa Gibson), a teenage girl who cares for her artist grandmother, begin their daily routines. From the opening shot of this excellent film, the viewer feels that they are getting the story first-hand, in a fictional narrative imbued with a degree of authenticity rare in contemporary cinema.'

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'"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" (Anthony Lucas, 2005) is a visually stunning and innovative film achieved through a masterful combination of 2D and 3D techniques. The intricate and original animation style, together with a strong, archetypal narrative structure and the classic Gothic elements of death, decay and terror, makes for a compelling tale of adventure that ensures audience engagement and suspension of disbelief.'

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