Molokai: The Story of Father Damien/The White Lotus?𐩕

Well, timing is everything when it comes to life, it seems?

I was reading Kate Ceberano's new book 'Unsung' yesterday, which was a Christmas present from my youngest son, because we both had tickets to Kate's book launch at the Avid Reader bookstore a few weeks ago, but he got sick on the day of the talk and opted out of going.

I still went through, and he gave me the book early so I could get it signed by Kate on the night.

My POV at Kate's Avid Reader book talk

As I was reading the book yesterday, I read in the chapter titled 'Earth & Sky' about her starring in Paul Cox's 1999 movie 'Molokai: The Story of Father Damien' starring David Wenham as Father Damien.

Kate Ceberano - Unsung

The Titanic sank on the anniversary
 of Father Damien's passing?

I had never seen the movie, even though it's been on my watch list since I attended a talk of Paul's when he was alive and he talked about the making of the movie, as it is a hard movie to find on streaming services or the internet.

But I found it yesterday on You Tube and sat through a billion ads and watched it.

Here it is below, so hurry before it gets pulled from the net.

 Kate Ceberano

David Wenham plays the bad guy in Baz's movie/series 'Australia/Faraway Downs' ... and let's not forget that Nicole Kidman was born in Hawaii, not Australia;-) -

Faraway Downs/Australia?🌏🐮🤠

Released on St.Patrick's Day, 1999?

'Molokai: The Story of Father Damien' is probably the best Paul Cox movie I have seen now and is almost the exact opposite of 'The White Lotus' season 1 storyline, which also is set in Hawaii -

On Borrowed Time

Mysterious Monkeys (The White Lotus)

I also binged watched the first season of 'The White Lotus' over the last two days, as I hadn't seen anything starring Sydney Sweeney until now, and me and my son are going to watch her latest movie 'Anyone But You' at the cinema this week, because Bryan Brown is in it -

The Drowning ... Just Keep Swimming?🏊🦈

Sydney Sweeney Brings Sheer Glamour to Anyone But You?👀😍

The main reason I went to Kate's talk and bought her book was I saw her concert when I was staying at the same casino it was in back in 2016 -

The APIA Tour: Rules Are Made to Be Broken ... or, What Would Jesus Do?-)

I also thought it was strange that of all the songs Kate was trying to recall at the Avid Reader book talk was a song I wrote about which was on my mind while traveling through Tasmania in 2016 -

The Windmills of My Mind

UPDATE: January 4th, 2024

Tom Wilkinson as Brother Joseph Dutton

Tom Wilkinson 
(5 February 1948 – 30 December 2023)

A couple of days after watching 'Molokia' I see Tom Wilkinson who starred in the movie, passed away.

And 'Molokia' was released in 1999, the Year of the Rabbit -

Tom Wilkinson Passes Away in the Year of the Rabbit?🕳🐇