Monday, May 11, 2020

Movie review - "Back of Beyond" (1954) ****

I held off watching this a long time for some reason - maybe it felt too much like a "homework" movie. But it's beautiful - very much worth watching. Clearly constructed for the cameras but obviously based in reality. It tells the story of a postman on a mail run.

Stunning images of the dunes, the abandoned homestead, the sun coming up and going down, the social life along the track.

I so wish they would've made this into a dramatic feature. Surely Rod Taylor had this in mind when making Last Bus to Banjo Creek.

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