Jenny Agutter's best film by far, also Nicolas Roeg's best film, this atmospheric, unique and mesmerising story deserves even more plaudits than it has received. It could almost be an illustration of Simon and Garfunkel's classic song Sounds of Silence, the way it deals with lack of communication - and the contrast between rural and urban societies.
Just make sure you see the uncut DVD version, as the trimmed TV version misses out a key scene near the end which throws an entirely different light on the story.
********SPOILER ALERT!!*************
It's where the Aborigine boy meets a friend whom the girl doesn't notice, and it becomes clear that she's right on the edge of a community rather than miles away as she thinks. The boy is therefore not taking her back to civilisation as she wanted him to, but has his own purposes in taking her on his walkabout. This scene could only have been axed by someone who had no idea of its significance!
Just make sure you see the uncut DVD version, as the trimmed TV version misses out a key scene near the end which throws an entirely different light on the story.
********SPOILER ALERT!!*************
It's where the Aborigine boy meets a friend whom the girl doesn't notice, and it becomes clear that she's right on the edge of a community rather than miles away as she thinks. The boy is therefore not taking her back to civilisation as she wanted him to, but has his own purposes in taking her on his walkabout. This scene could only have been axed by someone who had no idea of its significance!