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"True History of the Kelly Gang is the nineteenth on-screen depiction of the Kelly Outbreak.
The outbreak has previously been the subject of seven feature films (plus an unfinished film in 1947), two spoof movies, two teleplays, three short films, a miniseries and three docudramas."
It won the 2001 Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the same year.
"Russell Crowe's portrayal of Harry Power marks the first time that the outlaw has been depicted in a feature film.
I'm a big fan of Peter Carey's novels, but I'm no fan of the Kelly Gang, and that was one novel of Peter's that I haven't read yet, and still don't really plan on doing anytime soon, even though I didn't mind the movie.
Peter Carey on Desert Island Discs? |
| Peter Carey on Desert Island Discs |
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| My signed copy of Peter Carey's novel 'Bliss' |
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| A Ned Kelly keyring my son gifted me from Melbourne |
The only thing in my home to remind me of Ned Kelly is a keyring my son bought me home from his trip to Melbourne, when he went to see the place where Ned was hung.
"The execution scene was filmed at the Old Melbourne Gaol, the same place that the real-life Ned Kelly was hanged.
However, the original gallows that Kelly was executed on (which is still there today) was not used.
Instead, the film depicts Kelly's death as taking place on a catwalk in the centre of the cellblock."
Greedy Smith Gone?
"The first film about Ned Kelly, excluding parody films Reckless Kelly (1993) and Ned (2003) to feature the outlaw without his iconic beard."[?]
I must say that with this film coming out about "the true story of Ned Kelly" things have become eerily synchromystic with real, but at the same time archetypal figures like Ned Kelly and his gang.
What struck me at first when seeing this movie in January, 2020, was how the movie seemed to be filmed in a burnt-out bushland (I've since found out the bushland was drowned out, not burnt by fire) and by the time the movie was released at the cinema, half of Australia seemed to be on fire.
Including a close call to Russell Crowe's homestead.
Pete writes in his book '30 Days in Sydney' how his house in Sydney was burned down in a bushfire and how he still can't bear to look at the old property where it once stood -
"30 Days in Sydney" Syncs |
| Sydney smoke haze |
It is also the second on-screen depiction of Power overall, having been previously portrayed by Gerard Kennedy in the miniseries
The Last Outlaw (1980)."
The Last Outlaw (1980)."
The Luck of the Irish?
"After Frank Mills (1906) and Mick Jagger (1970), George MacKay is the third non-Australian actor to portray Ned Kelly on screen."
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| Mick shares July 26th as a birthday with Kubrick and Carl Jung? |
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| Earl Cave in The End of the F***ing World (2017) |
He later edited an essay anthology based on the symposium called "Ned Kelly: Man and Myth".
Likewise, Earl Cave's father, the singer Nick Cave, had an obsession with Kelly as a child, mainly being drawn into the outlaw's place legacy.
This obsession later influenced his music, forming the basis of the rebellious image that he's well-known for."
With all the talk about what is true and what is not, I listened to the latest 'Grave Tales Podcast' episode which talks about a guy from Ipswich in Queensland who claimed he was the real Dan Kelly and survived the shootout and fire and fled to Queensland, only to later die by getting hit by a train while walking across train tracks -
I guess everyone likes to hear a good story, no matter how true it is.
Carl Jung and the End of Humanity?
Carl Jung and the End of Humanity?
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