Byrne goes on to tell a story about how his life was changed by the experience of working on jindabyne i tell the story simply because it is true, he prefaces. The snowy mountains hydroelectric authority had initiated a concerted public relations campaign in response to concern among some sectors of the media and the public about the huge cost of the scheme. Best movies on netflix, stan, sbs about aussie successes. May 25, 2007 jindabyne has the disquieting quality of picnic at hanging rock and indeed the horror film wolf creek which, like this film, transforms the reallife falconio murder case. Jindabyne, new south wales, situated next to the snowy mountains. Jindabyne is a town relocated to make way for a dam, with its original houses now just under the surface of a huge lake, a source of ghoulish legends and a metaphor for the painful secrets of the characters buried pasts. Cinematographer david williamson hews close to carvers voice spare, taut, forceful. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external websites. Stewart kane, an irishman living in the australian town of jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. At a simple level jindabyne is the story of four men who make a bad moral choice, to delay the reporting of a deceased woman while they continue their fishing trip. Jindabyne is a confronting australian movie based on a short story by raymond carver. Mention should also be made of the films setting, which serves almost as an extra character. Aug 26, 2011 jindabyne is a new town created after the original settlement was drowned by the snowy mountains hydroelectricity authority in the late 1960s. Jul 23, 2006 jindabyne tells its story at many levels.
The story follows the repercussions as their choices become known in the small country town. When gabriel byrne, playing a retired irish racing star now running a garage in jindabyne, takes his son fishing, they return with one small fish and one. Apr 19, 2007 in elliptical fashion, the director, robinson devor, tells the true story of a man known as mr. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Jindabyne 2006 the film directed by australian ray lawrence and was adapted from the raymond carver short story so much water so close to home library resources. Snowy hydro the jindabyne story c1965 clip 1 on aso. Raymond carvers short story, so much water so close to home can be found in the following collections. Jindabyne, a disturbing portrait of smalltown life.
The chief difference is that playwright beatrix christian, who wrote the script, makes the dead girl aboriginal, which completely alters the story. He wasnt always perfectly true to the stories sometimes, his versions were barely even similar but he understood the pow of carvers writing and he turned it into cinema. Fans of raymond carvers cryptic short story so much water so close to home count its inclusion in robert altmans 1993 short cuts as that films highlight. On an annual fishing trip, in isolated high country, stewart, carl, rocco and billy the kid find a girls body in the river. The storyline the aftermath of a fishermans discovery of a corpse floating in a remote river is based on a short story by raymond carver. Theres marital strife, some strained friendships, and the divide between aboriginal and white australia is explored, while it also acknowledges the drowned town of old jindabyne under the lake, and the sweeping monaro landscape that has seen so much over time.
Had lawrence gone so far as to show stewart and claire break each other down to their bitter and ohsohuman essence, jindabyne would have been more courageous for it. True, but the movie is also about the differences between the way man and woman view and deal with reality. The film snowy hydro the jindabyne story was made to promote the scheme. Apr 27, 2007 the irish husband, stewart, is played by none other than gabriel byrne the usual suspects, who sets the story of jindabyne in motion when he and his buddies discover the naked body of a young.
Jul 20, 2006 but whereas lantana offered some hope and resolution, jindabyne leaves everything unresolved in a bleak way that will leave most viewers unsatisfied, perhaps even cheated. Jindabyne is based on a 20yearold short story by the american writer raymond carver, but its been so well adapted to the australian milieu that it feels homegrown paul kelly wrote a song about the same story, years before the film was made. The film was written by beatrix christian, and was adapted from the raymond carver short story. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the ray lawrencedirected movie via subscription can be a. Its not fair at all to attack jindabyne for extending a short story, because thats done all the time, and i feel very guilty about doing it. The film opens up into an examination of how women react to trauma and crisis and how men do. Jindabyne, an adaptation of raymond carvers short story so much water so close to home, is an examination of a fractured family and how mistakes and miscommunication can lead to the widening of preexisting fissures. Aug 30, 2016 stewart kane, an irishman living in the australian town of jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river.
The basis of the plot is the raymond carver short story so much water so close to home, which in turn inspired the title of the paul kelly album released in 1989 kelly wrote the haunting music we hear throughout jindabyne. Relocated as part of a waterdiversion scheme in the 60s, the old town now rests at the bottom of a lake around which the current town resides. Jindabyne was filmed entirely on location in and around the australian country town of the same name. Theres marital strife, some strained friendships, and the divide between aboriginal and white australia is explored, while it also acknowledges the drowned town of old jindabyne under the lake, and the sweeping monaro landscape that. Where altman used carvers so much water so close to home as one of the many strands that lent his teeming l. The movie is based on raymond carvers lean, spartan story so much water so close to home. While these themes are in the source material, director ray lawrence lantana has added new elements.
Intelligently adapted by screenwriter beatrix christian from raymond carvers short story so much water so close to home, jindabyne is about the things people do to remember that theyre alive, and the things they want to forget that make them feel dead. Jindabyne is good on this level, but its real strength is in the complexity of the story. The best australian movies, in no particular order, are. Want to watch jindabyne on your tv or mobile device at home. One i love gabriel byrne and laura linney, and two because it was in my recommends. His film recounts the true story of three kids who try to outwit the authorities on a 1500mile journey back to their hometown. Byrne goes on to tell a story about how his life was changed by the experience of working on jindabyne. A thoughtful and perceptive drama which shows how american cinema continues to grow and mature.
I tell the story simply because it is true, he prefaces. Jindabyne, a disturbing portrait of smalltown life, packs. Jindabyne has the disquieting quality of picnic at hanging rock and indeed the horror film wolf creek which, like this film, transforms the reallife falconio murder case. Somehow this pitch slipped past a studio exec, and thank. At a simple level jindabyne is the story of four men who make a bad. Curators notes jindabyne 2006 on aso australias audio. Lawrence, and screenwriter beatrix christians decision to include issues of race in this considerably extrapolated version of carvers story shifts the focus considerably. In elliptical fashion, the director, robinson devor, tells the true story of a man known as mr. Jun 01, 2007 australian director lawrence, who scored an arthouse hit six years ago with the psychological suspense drama lantana, returns to somewhat familiar terrain with this followup, jindabyne. The adventures of priscilla, queen of the desert 1994 agent smith from the matrix hugo weaving, mike from neighbours guy pearce and supermans general zod terence stamp dress up as women and drive a bus across australia. Australian director lawrence, who scored an arthouse hit six years ago with the psychological suspense drama lantana, returns to somewhat familiar terrain with this followup, jindabyne. Jindabyne is a new town created after the original settlement was drowned by the snowy mountains hydroelectricity authority in the late 1960s.
Jindabyne, an adaptation of raymond carvers short story. It is a popular holiday destination year round, especially in winter. In jindabyne ray lawrence has expanded the story and transposed it to the mountainous area of new south wales that abuts the kosciuszko national park, with laura linney and gabriel byrne as. Hands in washington state who died from a perforated colon after being banged by an arabian. May 03, 2018 this imposing collection of 17 stories by author tim winton is the ultimate companion piece to the new winton movie adaptation. Outside the australian town of jindabyne, local man stuart kane gabriel byrne is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl. The basis of the plot is the raymond carver short story so much water so close to home, which in turn inspired the title of the paul kelly album released in 1989 kelly wrote the haunting music we hear throughout jindabyne gabriel byrne plays stewart, an irishman of course living in the small. Jindabyne is a similar film, one that again uses death as a rock on which personal, familial and community relationships founder. This is due to its proximity to major ski resort developments within the kosciuszko national park, including thredbo, perisher and charlotte pass. The town of jindabyne in australias new south wales isnt what it used to be, literally.
Jindabyne was filmed entirely on location in and around the town of the same name. Oct 01, 2018 by the way, after the film was released, terry bisson wrote a novelization out of the screenplay that was published separately under the same title, and if you think a novelization of a movie based on a short story sounds ridiculous, then you really havent seen this film. This is a film which cautiously reveals a grace in the honesty, pain and acceptance that can come in life, and partnership. Its too late in the day for them to hike back to the road and. The story of a murder and a marriage a film about the things that haunt us. It is stuarts wife claire laura linney who must undertake a redemptive journey to lay the dead girl to. More pictures from the premiere are in the gallery interview with gabriel byrne. A ussie filmmaker ray lawrences debt to robert altman in his previous lantana is made explicit in his new film jindabyne, which counts as its source the raymond carver short story that gave short cuts some of its most offhandedly scabrous moments. I kept waiting for it to pick up and get to the point. Jindabyne is a 2006 australian drama film by director ray lawrence and starring gabriel byrne, laura linney, deborralee furness and john howard.
The irish husband, stewart, is played by none other than gabriel byrne the usual suspects, who sets the story of jindabyne in motion when. But whereas lantana offered some hope and resolution, jindabyne leaves everything unresolved in a bleak way that will leave most viewers unsatisfied, perhaps even cheated. His awardwinning splashdown, lantana, was such a movie one that required plenty of peeling before we got to the heart of things. Adapted from a short story by raymond carver, this film centers around the discovery of a womans dead body by a group of men on a fishing trip. The 100 best australian films of the new millennium filmink. Adapted from a short story by raymond carver, this film centers around the discovery of a womans dead. Its based on raymond carvers story so much water so close to home, about four men. Jindabyne is a 2006 australian drama film by third time feature director ray lawrence and starring gabriel byrne, laura linney, deborralee furness and john howard. For the questions asked in this film there are no simple answers. I doubt most women would be able to ignore the presence of a corpse enough to enjoy a fishing holiday, which explains why claire becomes appalled at the incident.
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