Australian rules is the screen adaptation of phillip gwynnes 98 novel, and it has a strong story to tell about australian culture. In the small australian fishing town of prospect bay, gary blackie black nathan phillips and dumby red luke carroll are players and. Australian rules, a low budget film directed by paul goldman, was first shown at the sundance film festival in 2002. Australian rules 2002 clip 1 on aso australias audio. Always remember dont trust the opinion of australian rules 2002 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. Moreover, discovers the racial and cultural differences of the white australian and the aboriginal australian. But the underlying racism and class warfare threatens to make the teams greatest victories irrelevant. Australian rules is not a wholly aboriginal story, but a piece of shared history seen through the eyes of a white person, with garys gaze and voiceover narration piloting us through. It deals with contentious issues and things we would probably rather not know about. Nov 01, 2001 australian survivor 2002 is the first season of the nine network incarnation of the australian reality show, australian survivor. Curators notes australian rules 2002 on aso australias audio. Now granted, one cant go around waving magic movie wands to blithely solve centuries old problems like racism in a single film. Won australian short film at the 2003 sydney film festival imdb. Gary black nathan phillips is a 16yearold who plays on the local australian rules football team.
Australian rules follows a white teenager in a remote australian town, gary blacky black, who is best mates with an indigenous boy of the same age, dumby red. Australian rules 2002 full movie download full hd youtube. Australian rules is a 2002 sports drama directed by paul goldman. Australian rules the movie essays and research papers. Australian rules is a 2002 film by director paul goldman, and this is an original score. Asked in sociology, science experiments the famous australian female scientist. Paul goldmans feature film debut australian rules is a sports drama that combines a comingofage story with an examination of race relations between australians and aboriginals, and a sensitive interracial love story. In celebration of gaimaraigal festival book to movies at stanton library will be screening the film australian rules. The film has a narrative of sorts, but its true concern is about the racial and cultural relationships and tensions between australians and the. But the underlying racism and class warfare threatens to make the teams greatest victories. Stanton library conference room, level 2 234 miller st, north sydney. Australian rules is a 2002 drama film directed by paul goldman. Curators notes australian rules 2002 on aso australias. The title may mislead some viewers, as this is not a film about a football code, anymore than bend it with beckham is about soccer.
Paul goldmans australian rules tells the story of sixteenyearold gary black nathan philips. The tiny, fictional australian town of prospect bay has only its tidiest town in australia award to be proud of. This film portrays a consequential manifestation of racial discrimination and smalltown bigotry and its impact on society, and different social. Journalist rosemary neill, the australian, 1 march, 2002 argues that australian rules is a courageous. The screenings of australian rules at the sundance film festival in 2002 proved the film with its powerful racial and domestic violence issues not only plays well to an audience, but that its got a punch, producer mark lazarus and director paul goldman pic tell andrew l. In prospect bay, a remote outpost on the south australian coast, two communities, the goonyas whites and the nungas blacks, come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. In celebration of gaimaraigal festival book to movies at stanton library will be screening the film australian rules australian rules is a 2002 drama film directed by paul goldman. Who was the australian of the year in 2002 answers. The film starts out looking like an afterschool special but then. The feature film australian rules is adapted from philip gwynnes book, deadly unna.
Australian rules 2002 paul goldman related allmovie. Australian rules 2002 friends gary black nathan phillips and dumby red luke carroll are on the same soccer team in their coastal australian town. A web page featuring information about australian rules. With nathan phillips, luke carroll, lisa flanagan, tom budge. The film offers various visions of the future in this scene. In prospect bay, a remote outpost on the south australian coast, two communities, the goonyas and the nungas, come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. Australian rules was also warmly received by audiences at the sundance film festival in the usa, where it had its world premiere in january, 2002. Australian rules a feature film for secondary and tertiary students about the film australian rules is the story of 16 year old gary black average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero.
Australian rules 2002 clip 2 on aso australias audio and visual. Blackys father has become a bitter, threatening man, a drunk with a dark side. Australian rules 2002, a film by paul goldman theiapolis. In particular, it deals with the issue of racial relationships. The book won the childrens book council of australias book of the year for older readers award in 1999, and was highly praised for its reconciliation message. At first, australian rules seems a fairly runofthemill racial drama, which we have seen many times in american settings. Find similar and related movies for australian rules 2002 paul goldman on allmovie.
The slaughter rule 2002, the final season 2007, all the right moves 1983, a gentlemans game 2002, fast girls 2012. In the small australian fishing town of prospect bay, gary blackie black nathan phillips and dumby red luke carroll are players and friends in the same aussie rules football team. Australian rules most often refers to the sport australian rules football australian rules may also refer to. Australian rules is a 2002 sports drama directed by paul goldman the tiny, fictional australian town of prospect bay has only its tidiest town in australia award to be proud of. Watch australian rules full movie in hd visit movie 27018 friends gary black nathan phillips and dumby red luke carroll a. The film is about a young man experiencing the hardships of growing up in rural south australia. Australian rules is based on an acclaimed novel for young adults called deadly, unna. This changes when their team unexpectedly makes it into the finals of the local championship, largely thanks to the 16yearold aboriginal dumby red and his white best friend gary black. Racism and smalltown bigotry world socialist web site. Aug 12, 2002 the film version, australian rules, which closes the melbourne international film festival tomorrow, has left its makers and backers, notably sbs and the adelaide festival, facing claims of racism.
Indeed, the plot closely resembles romeo and juliet, which has, itself, been transposed to the ganglands and ghettos of the us of a. Australian rules is based on the novel deadly, unna. Since the 1970s, in which australian rules is set, australian football has. The film has a narrative of sorts, but its true concern is about the racial and cultural relationships.
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Initially, australian rules paul goldman, 2002 reads like selfconscious parochialism on visual and verbal planes both. Adelaide, australian film finance corporation, showtime australia, south australian film corporation, tidy town pictures. Its about a 16yearold white footie player who writes or at least reads a dictionary in the dunny and who falls for an aboriginal girl. Sep 19, 2002 19 september 2002 australian rules, directed by paul goldman and based on phillip gwynnes semiautobiographical novel deadly, unna. An official selection of the 2002 sundance film festival, based on a novel that won a pile of awards, and it looks promising in the blurb. In particular, it deals with the issue of racial relationships through the central characters, their involvement in local australian rules football and the aboriginal players in the team.
Australian film commission regulations 2002 statutory rules 2002 no. Australian rules follows a white teenager in a remote australian town, gary blacky black, who is best mates with an indigenous boy of. This film has a social conscience and is extremely relevant in this day and age to australia. Bad seeds musical director mick harvey has done some interesting soundtracks over the years, but none as compelling or musically sophisticated as this. But at 95 minutes, the movie is not overly long, and another ten minutes of developing and rounding out characters and relationships, perhaps also at the expense. Australian rules nathan phillips luke carroll lisa. Starring nathan phillips, luke carroll, lisa flanagan, tom budge, simon westaway and celia ireland, australian rules also known as deadly unna is 2002 dramasport film directed by paul goldman.
The film was launched at the adelaide festival of arts on 5 march 2002, and nationwide on 29 august 2002. Australian rules 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The rules of being australian senses of cinema film journal. Australian rules is a story of unexpected love and the bravery of one young. Australian rules 2002 clip 1 on aso australias audio and. It is a contemporary story about two communities, the goonyas whites and the nungas blacks, and the one thing they have in common the local australian rules football team. Jan 30, 2002 now granted, one cant go around waving magic movie wands to blithely solve centuries old problems like racism in a single film. Nathan phillips gary blacky black, luke carroll dumby red, lisa flanagan clarence, tom budge pickles, simon westaway bob black, celia ireland liz black, kevin harrington arks, martin vaughan darcy, tony briggs pretty, brian torry glenn bright, max fairchild big mac, eileen darley shirl, paul simpson.
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