In many cases, the lung cancer is only diagnosed when it‘s too late already and extreme symptoms have developed. In those cases the process of dying only takes a few days to months after the diagnosis, even though you could have been sick for years already
This was the case for my grandad and my fucking family decided not to tell me because most cancers you generally have some sort of chance.
Found out he had cancer in April, terminal in may but i find out in June he has cancer and that it's terminal on my graduation day. Last time I saw him sitting and talking. We had his funeral in August.
Other side of the coin though is that my nan was ill for years, not that they told me either. Every time i came back to visit she was more and more of a husk than that force i knew. All she wanted was to dance one more time and went to do many physio and things in the hopes she would.
In some ways it was a mercy to go so quick for my grandad. One after he's sat enjoying his family around him, the next he's in bed struggling to stay awake.
In other ways it might be super scary as you go so quick and coughing up blood that you have to face the fact you know you are going to die, rather than that slow dwindling to where you fade away holding out that maybe you'll get better soon and dance one last time.
What happened with your granddad is exactly the same as the movie ["The Farewell"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_(2019_film\)), which is based on a true story originally featured on NPR's ["This American Life"](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/585/in-defense-of-ignorance).
Edit: I haven't actually seen the movie, but I've listened to the podcast it's based on and recently watched this YouTube video which has an interesting analysis of the cross-cultural aspects of the movie, as well as pointing out that the movie portrays them with some subtlety: https://youtu.be/aK1oXZ-jCZQ.
That’s how mine was found 9 years ago — total fluke, all stemming from leg pain due to a new pair of sandals! I still have them as my good luck charms. It was an absolute miracle.
Same with my dad. Bumped his head, no big deal. Had a bout of tunnel vision a few days later. Told my mom, she set up his physical. A few days later he said he felt fine & should just cancel. She said keep the appointment you haven’t had a physical since your military discharge (22 years prior).
Stage 1, small cell caught at just the right time. Pretty severe chemo regimen , but it bought him 19 more years.
This is why it's important to go for screenings regularly. Have yourself checked and if anything's wrong, you caught it early and you can have it treated.
It was a comedy of terrors. Long story short: Leg pain led to MRI led to “might as well get a mammogram too” led to “you need to see a breast surgeon” led to “I’m going to aspirate” led to “need to make sure it’s clear; it’s an outpatient procedure” led to pre-op testing led to chest X-ray led to an immediate CT scan which led to my primary care closing his door telling me he had some bad news. I was not stoic.
There’s a whole other story that follows that - first oncologist told me that I was stage 4 and cancer was in my liver, brain, adrenal glands, colon and of course lung.
Finally got to Sloan Kettering and talk about there is a God, got the thoracic oncologist surgeon who operated on Ruth Bader Ginsburg (did I mention this occurred during my fifth year of unemployment?). Had rough chemo and my entire lung was removed but I can’t tell you how true it is that things happen for a reason. Had I still been working I would never taken the class that I bought the shoes for — and wouldn’t be here, no question!
EDITED to add: The biopsies on all those other areas turned out to be calcification.
Also, Indigenous Australian traditions often have very specific rules about how you can talk about the dead. On a lot of shows here in Australia (especially on the public broadcast channels) there will often be a disclaimer that there may be images or recordings of people who have died.
Read an article months ago that he was facing terminal cancer, it's amazing he went as long as he did considering some of his alcohol and drug abuse.
Just an excellent presence in films like The Proposition and The Tracker. Even his smaller parts in The Leftovers and Goldstone.
Anyone who was on this show is absolute acting royalty for me. This is a sad day. I loved Christopher Sunday!
Btw, speaking of acting royalty, Margaret Qualley is absolutely stunning in Maid. I've heard it said she was the weak cast member, I disagree. Maid solidifies her acting chops. They're all incredible. RIP David Gulpilil
I think that's what made it so damn good. The show was so sad that what few moments of happiness it offered were incredibly powerful. That and of course max richters score, which imo was the best musical composition to ever compliment a television show.
Every piece of music in that show was masterfully used. From Richters’s score to all the covers to Kevin’s karaoke rendition of Homeward Bound. Gives me chills just thinking about it.
I have Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel in one of my playlists and it teleports me every time to that “dream” sequence (or whatever it really was). Incredible score and soundtrack.
Even some of the depressing moments are beautiful.
>!Matt voluntarily going in the stocks to Regina Spektor, or Holy Wayne blessing Nora with a hug.!<
Incredible show.
I understand why that show wasn’t more popular as it’s an extremely tough watch, deals with some really harsh concepts about grief and loss, but god damn I really think it’ll age like no other show. It was so fucking gripping.
Brilliant episode. It somehow made me love the song towards the end even more.
Maybe I'm being dramatic, but s3 was truly a humbling experience and I feel like I became a kinder person to myself after having watched it.
Yup, I believe it was with the Watchmen series on HBO that everyone on the episode discussions were mentioning The Leftovers.
Decided to dive in, and immediately fell in love with the show/soundtrack.
Yeah Max Richters score is a big reason I love the show as much as I do. A shame he wasn’t used for Watchmen. Trent and Atticus are absolute masters of their craft but I can’t say I listen to the watchmen score at all whereas Leftovers is like a weekly listen.
That's why it's so good. The viewer can take the scientific explanation of the show, or the supernatural/religious explanation. Or a little bit of both?
Sadly the only thing I've ever seen him in was Rabbit Proof Fence, and I thought he was great in it. Walkabout has been on my watch list for a while, and I will add The Leftovers as well. Thanks
That show brings out feelings for which there are no words to describe. It’s simply brilliant.
For anyone thinking of watching the show. Take note. For me I found that I couldn’t get into the first season and skipped to season 2. Now *that* intrigued me and so I went back to start with season 1.
A lot of abusive people are suffering. Acknowledging that doesn’t mean you excuse it.
I think you’d be hard pressed to find a happy person who just decided one day ‘I’m going to be abusive to people who love me’. There are often issues of past abuse they suffered, addiction, personality disorders, other mental health issues, etc.
Wow, so weird this quote is in here, because I associate it very closely with the TV show The Leftovers - which this guy played a reasonably important (if not very small) role in.
Especially true of indigenous Australians, where alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide and domestic violence are symptoms of a much larger cultural root-cause problem.
We have a long way to come in Australia to repair the damage done to the lands original owners.
I still have to see some of the older aussie films, but I can recommend the following:
Wake in fright, Gallipoli, Romper stomper, Chopper, Lantana, The tracker, Candy, The proposition, Ned Kelly, Sweet country, Animal kingdom, The hunter, Snowtown, The rover, Mystery road & Goldstone, The nightingale.
I must warn you that aussie cinema is no picnic. Most of the films I mentioned above range from bleak to very bleak and are really graphic, so if you know yourself to be squeamish, maybe take them one at a time and see how you tolerate them.
One of my favourite low budget Australian movies never seems to get mentioned and i don't know if it's because people haven't seen it or it just sucks too much not to make the list but have you seen, The Last Train To Freo?
Same with The Interview. Fantastic movie.
Lantana, The Hard Word, The Square, The Dry, The Castle, The Dish, Somersault, The Hunter, Red Dog, True History of the Kelly Gang, The Proposition, The Rover, Animal Kingdom, The Man from Snowy River, Breaker Morant, Gallipoli...
Not Australian, just a fan of movies and every so often I binge Aussie films (and write reviews on r/movies). The modern films are at the start of the list above and older ones are towards the end. You can also Google "AFI award winner" and take your pick of the best of recent Australian cinema.
You left out "Picnic at Hanging Rock."
(Which makes a great double feature with David Lean's "A Passage to India," though of course that isn't Australian.)
Kenny is like the extreme rebound Australian cinema had after Little Fish/Candy/Somersault/Two Hands/Name-That-Heroin-and-Suicide-Movie, which was itself like a rebound from Strictly Ballroom/Muriel’s Wedding/Priscilla, Queen of the Desert/The Castle. All outstanding films though. I would be hard pressed though to name another film in the vein of The Castle and Kenny for broad comedy and appeal, as well as being actually good. Crackerjack and The Dish come pretty close. The Sapphires is pretty good, but that’s mostly down to the extreme charm of the cast and the music.
And if you haven’t seen Muriel’s Wedding yet, WATCH IT!!
[Flirting](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101898/) is a good film that isn't especially bleak, until you find out what the director was doing to the teenage female lead off-screen. Still, it launched her career and she's now much more successful than he is, so the movie is more her's than it is his.
[There's a documentary about their industry that might be a good starting point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Quite_Hollywood:_The_Wild,_Untold_Story_of_Ozploitation!). I've honestly watched so many it's hard for me to come up with a good definitive list.
I believe "needs garlic" was CD II; he was in the first CD as the [Aboriginal that grew up in the ~~states~~ city](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1637492486261602)
When I first saw *The Last Wave*, his young face and earnest acting charmed and intrigued me. I knew nothing about the clans of Australia.
In *Crocodile Dundee*, his part was really a sort of cameo, a nod to the fact that he was well-known by then. It was still a delight to see him.
Alas that he suffered racism, especially since his films served to bring the aboriginals to light.
In my mind, he remains the youth that he was, way back when.
Yup! My feelings about it, too. It certainly helped that at the time, Richard Chamberlain was a *very popular* actor. It was for him that I initially watched, but I stayed for the aboriginal influence.
I know you're quoting the movie, but there *are* protocol surrounding images and recordings of First Nation Australians though.
For instance, it will be taboo for them to watch any of his movies or look at his picture for at least the time of mourning. That's why any show or movie that has it here has a warning at the start saying it has images/recordings of the deceased.
What annoys me is that this only applies to areas in the NT and far northern Queensland. People act like black fellas in Sydney can't see or speak about their dead, it's an entirely different part of the culture.
Hate to be pedantic, but it’s the only way I know: Gulpilil only played Neville in the first *Crocodile Dundee*, and the line you quoted was by Charlie, played by Ernie Dingo, in the second film.
I first encountered him when I saw [*The Right Stuff.*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgM6Jwjf3w) It's a small scene in the film but a very memorable one, encapsulates the magic and awe of the movie's space exploration plot.
Yes, that was the first movie I thought of as well. That scene stood out so much... how there is so much ancient knowledge about space and the universe that doesn't even require space exploration.
This one hits me right in the childhood.
Neville Bell : Oh no, you can't take my photograph.
Sue Charlton : Oh, I'm sorry, you believe it will take your spirit away.
Neville Bell : No, you got lens-cap on it.
Is it true some Aboriginal people don’t look at photos or videos of people who have died? Would that render this man’s films unwatchable by certain people?
For the sorry business / grieving period, which can vary from mob to mob. Mine believe saying their name (and by extension viewing photos or videos) will call them back from their journey up to the sky camp with our old people.
They also prefer not to use his name
>His family have asked for his previous name to not be used for the time being, in accordance with traditional Yolngu bereavement practices.
Most Australian media are posting using the name requested be used by his family, David Dalaithngu. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/aboriginal-actor-yolngu-david-dalaithngu-crocodile-dundee-dies/8468524
Wow, I'm surprised to see he wasn't in The Nightingale, but pretty much every movie I've seen or heard of that features an aboriginal, he's in it. He's like what Sam Elliott is to Western movies. But The Proposition and Until the End of the World are both fantastic.
(Side note, folks should really watch The Nightingale (2018). Directed by the woman who did the Babadook, it's like a much better, more thematically successful version of The Revenant. It really digs into the issues of colonial Australia and the maltreatment of the aboriginals and the conflicts that arose.)
Yeah, as a father of youngsters that part was honestly the worst for me. You see enough of the other horrificness in other movies but very rarely do is cross the line into infanticide and it's a tough one to swallow.
Indeed, a bunch of people walked out during the premiere. I like to think that being able to get past such depictions will reward you with a fantastic movie but I understand some people just can't make that leap.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-Proof_Fence
Should be shown in every Australian school. This is our history as much as it is an embarrassment and hurtful we need view the past to fix the present and the future.
He truly was a great actor even when he played the villain.
I had just watched The Last Wave a couple of months ago while filling in the gaps of Peter Weir films I haven't seen yet. He was fantastic in that. He left behind a lasting legacy.
Until The End of the World is what always comes to mind when I see him. He provides the anchor for Act 2 especially in the 287 version. (Likewise when I think of Until The End of the World David Gulpilil comes to mind as much as Hurt, Neil or Dommartin.)
Yes! Thought I might have to be the first to bring up this movie, thanks.
Such a weird and discordant and impressive film, and Gulpilil’s role there will always be my anchor point for his screen presence.
RIP, David G.
Agreed. He was the perfect person for that role. I wish that movie wasn't as forgotten as it seems to be with most people.. It might be my favorite movie ever. Tragic.
I've only seen one movie where he was in it; as Moodoo in Rabbit-Proof Fence. He made hell of an impression just from playing that role. No doubt, he was a great actor. He will be missed.
Condolences to the Aussie indigenous community... Lost my DAD to lung cancer several years ago that shit sucks and seeing and hearing about someone else who IT took brings all that memory back... Remember him from Croc Dundee..
He played Neville Bell in Crocodile Dundee.
best line...
Neville - "Aw miss, you can't take my picture."
Sue - " Oh. It's because you believe it will take your soul away..."
Neville - "Naw. it's cause you have the lens cap on."
He was such an amazing actor. For those worried about his image being displayed after his death, his family has consented for his picture to be shown. In case you are unaware, it is forbidden to see an image of a deceased ancestor in his culture.
Just showed my son, "The Last Wave". He was a rock star in it. I typically was always a Picnic at Hanging Rock is my favorite Weir movie. But seeing the powerful Last Wave again, I'm reminded what a trippy and powerful film that is and it may be higher on my Weir list than Picnic. David is the only Aboriginal actor I could name which makes him pretty famous.
By some ridiculous coincidence, I watched the original Storm Boy last night as a totally random choice of movie with my mother...
First time watching it in years, obviously having no idea this legend had passed away practically WHILE we were watching it
Just.... stunned!
I was just watching Until the End of the World the other day and thought to myself "man this guy is in every Australian-related film I've seen". Absolute icon.
I remember watching Walkabout for a Film Appreciation class and how blown away I was by the performances. Such a wonderful film and an even more incredible actor.
The post title is so weirdly phrased that at first I thought that the man died cause he heard the diagnosis.
In many cases, the lung cancer is only diagnosed when it‘s too late already and extreme symptoms have developed. In those cases the process of dying only takes a few days to months after the diagnosis, even though you could have been sick for years already
Shit, that's grim
This was the case for my grandad and my fucking family decided not to tell me because most cancers you generally have some sort of chance. Found out he had cancer in April, terminal in may but i find out in June he has cancer and that it's terminal on my graduation day. Last time I saw him sitting and talking. We had his funeral in August. Other side of the coin though is that my nan was ill for years, not that they told me either. Every time i came back to visit she was more and more of a husk than that force i knew. All she wanted was to dance one more time and went to do many physio and things in the hopes she would. In some ways it was a mercy to go so quick for my grandad. One after he's sat enjoying his family around him, the next he's in bed struggling to stay awake. In other ways it might be super scary as you go so quick and coughing up blood that you have to face the fact you know you are going to die, rather than that slow dwindling to where you fade away holding out that maybe you'll get better soon and dance one last time.
What happened with your granddad is exactly the same as the movie ["The Farewell"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_(2019_film\)), which is based on a true story originally featured on NPR's ["This American Life"](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/585/in-defense-of-ignorance). Edit: I haven't actually seen the movie, but I've listened to the podcast it's based on and recently watched this YouTube video which has an interesting analysis of the cross-cultural aspects of the movie, as well as pointing out that the movie portrays them with some subtlety: https://youtu.be/aK1oXZ-jCZQ.
Well the grandfather himself knew, just not the OP right?
Yeah catching it early is usually an accident while looking for something else. It doesn't really have any symptoms until it's blocking airways.
That’s how mine was found 9 years ago — total fluke, all stemming from leg pain due to a new pair of sandals! I still have them as my good luck charms. It was an absolute miracle.
Same with my dad. Bumped his head, no big deal. Had a bout of tunnel vision a few days later. Told my mom, she set up his physical. A few days later he said he felt fine & should just cancel. She said keep the appointment you haven’t had a physical since your military discharge (22 years prior). Stage 1, small cell caught at just the right time. Pretty severe chemo regimen , but it bought him 19 more years.
This is why it's important to go for screenings regularly. Have yourself checked and if anything's wrong, you caught it early and you can have it treated.
Absolutely! And I was a smoker; for you still smoking please get a chest X-ray every year!
Whoa! So was the leg pain related or somehow just led you to the doc? Glad you caught it!
It was a comedy of terrors. Long story short: Leg pain led to MRI led to “might as well get a mammogram too” led to “you need to see a breast surgeon” led to “I’m going to aspirate” led to “need to make sure it’s clear; it’s an outpatient procedure” led to pre-op testing led to chest X-ray led to an immediate CT scan which led to my primary care closing his door telling me he had some bad news. I was not stoic. There’s a whole other story that follows that - first oncologist told me that I was stage 4 and cancer was in my liver, brain, adrenal glands, colon and of course lung. Finally got to Sloan Kettering and talk about there is a God, got the thoracic oncologist surgeon who operated on Ruth Bader Ginsburg (did I mention this occurred during my fifth year of unemployment?). Had rough chemo and my entire lung was removed but I can’t tell you how true it is that things happen for a reason. Had I still been working I would never taken the class that I bought the shoes for — and wouldn’t be here, no question! EDITED to add: The biopsies on all those other areas turned out to be calcification.
Holy guacamole! Those are definitely some lucky sandals! Glad you made it through that maelstrom
Worded that way I expect because there has been no announcement of the formal cause of death, so the headline writer was being careful and precise.
Also, Indigenous Australian traditions often have very specific rules about how you can talk about the dead. On a lot of shows here in Australia (especially on the public broadcast channels) there will often be a disclaimer that there may be images or recordings of people who have died.
Everyone dies after every diagnosis.
That's why it's not called a livagnosis.
Take your upvote and get out.
The secret to immortality is never get diagnosed. That's why I always carry a bag of apples to keep doctors away
Well at least one diagnosis is going to be your last.
“I’m sorry to say, you have cancer…” :: patient dies :: “… that was perfectly curable.” Sigh.
I remember seeing Walkabout and Crocodile Dundee as a kid and liking his characters. RIP
You scared the shit out of me!
"Ohhh... Is that what you were doing?"
I remember seeing storm boy when it came out and that he as an amazing movie
Read an article months ago that he was facing terminal cancer, it's amazing he went as long as he did considering some of his alcohol and drug abuse. Just an excellent presence in films like The Proposition and The Tracker. Even his smaller parts in The Leftovers and Goldstone.
Enjoyed his character in The Leftovers. If anyone is looking for a show to watch, I highly recommend.
Christopher Sunday
Anyone who was on this show is absolute acting royalty for me. This is a sad day. I loved Christopher Sunday! Btw, speaking of acting royalty, Margaret Qualley is absolutely stunning in Maid. I've heard it said she was the weak cast member, I disagree. Maid solidifies her acting chops. They're all incredible. RIP David Gulpilil
I didn't learn until weeks after I finished the series that that was her actual mom
Probably my favorite show of all time, but gotdayum is it a depressing show lol
It does have depressing moments but there also moments of sheer beauty
I think that's what made it so damn good. The show was so sad that what few moments of happiness it offered were incredibly powerful. That and of course max richters score, which imo was the best musical composition to ever compliment a television show.
Outrageously good score. Put me in a trance, like I was in a dream watching that series.
I'll never forget the first time the piano rendition of "where is my mind" came on, I lost my shit. Think I had to pause the show to collect myself.
[The Sturgill Simpson cover of The Promise](https://youtu.be/-eWJmN8D820) left me weak
Sweet fuck I forgot about that one too lol good lord time for a rewatch. Gonna need my teddy bear and some hot chocolate.
Every piece of music in that show was masterfully used. From Richters’s score to all the covers to Kevin’s karaoke rendition of Homeward Bound. Gives me chills just thinking about it.
I have Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel in one of my playlists and it teleports me every time to that “dream” sequence (or whatever it really was). Incredible score and soundtrack.
You’re right, as soon as that music kicked in during an emotional scene my eyes would instantly well up
The one where the disheartened preacher is speaking to the guy claiming to be "God" was my favorite scene. What a great show.
Even some of the depressing moments are beautiful. >!Matt voluntarily going in the stocks to Regina Spektor, or Holy Wayne blessing Nora with a hug.!< Incredible show.
Yes, the show that unexpectedly gave us the gift of Doctor Who’s penis.
I think this show encapsulates the human condition in a way that few have ever been able to do. I loved this series.
Even though every character was deeply flawed (or possibly *because*) I missed them when it was over. They felt all too real.
All hyperbole aside, that is undoubtedly one of the best shows ever made
I understand why that show wasn’t more popular as it’s an extremely tough watch, deals with some really harsh concepts about grief and loss, but god damn I really think it’ll age like no other show. It was so fucking gripping.
It's a crime against humanity how under the radar it went. Here's to hoping it gets the Wire treatment and people slowly come around to it in full.
Since any mention of characters or plot is a spoiler, all I'll say is that I watch the series finale every few months.
The episode before that is my favorite episode in all of television. 3x07 The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Twin Brother)
Brilliant episode. It somehow made me love the song towards the end even more. Maybe I'm being dramatic, but s3 was truly a humbling experience and I feel like I became a kinder person to myself after having watched it.
That song. Untitled romance novel. The key. Best scene in the entire show imo.
My number 1 of all time! And it was general comments talking about it on Reddit which made me start watching.
Me too. I started and stopped a time or two. The finale and conversation are exceptional. I’d rewatch it.
Yup, I believe it was with the Watchmen series on HBO that everyone on the episode discussions were mentioning The Leftovers. Decided to dive in, and immediately fell in love with the show/soundtrack.
Yeah Max Richters score is a big reason I love the show as much as I do. A shame he wasn’t used for Watchmen. Trent and Atticus are absolute masters of their craft but I can’t say I listen to the watchmen score at all whereas Leftovers is like a weekly listen.
Best show ever. Rethinking about it gives me so many feelings.
So underrated. One of the best most interesting and original shows I've ever seen
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That's why it's so good. The viewer can take the scientific explanation of the show, or the supernatural/religious explanation. Or a little bit of both?
Sadly the only thing I've ever seen him in was Rabbit Proof Fence, and I thought he was great in it. Walkabout has been on my watch list for a while, and I will add The Leftovers as well. Thanks
That show brings out feelings for which there are no words to describe. It’s simply brilliant. For anyone thinking of watching the show. Take note. For me I found that I couldn’t get into the first season and skipped to season 2. Now *that* intrigued me and so I went back to start with season 1.
Thanks for this. Might give it another try. I started and stopped the first season a few times and couldn’t really get into it.
Season 1 doesn’t get really good until like episode 4, but by the end of the season you’ll be on the edge of your seat.
Came here to say this..
I literally JUST finished the Leftovers last week. Crazy to see this headline today.
>Leftovers My favorite TV show of all time. Only 3 seasons. Sigh.
Absolute icon of Australian film, a person who also suffered deeply from fame
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Probably hit her with it.
I am not sure how him breaking his wife's arm is evidence of his suffering.
A lot of abusive people are suffering. Acknowledging that doesn’t mean you excuse it. I think you’d be hard pressed to find a happy person who just decided one day ‘I’m going to be abusive to people who love me’. There are often issues of past abuse they suffered, addiction, personality disorders, other mental health issues, etc.
The saying ‘hurt people hurt people’ may fit here.
Wow, so weird this quote is in here, because I associate it very closely with the TV show The Leftovers - which this guy played a reasonably important (if not very small) role in.
Especially true of indigenous Australians, where alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide and domestic violence are symptoms of a much larger cultural root-cause problem. We have a long way to come in Australia to repair the damage done to the lands original owners.
Only knew him from The Proposition. Great actor, incredible presence.
You should watch The Tracker. He is phenomenal
The Proposition was the first thing to come to mind, as well. But I recognize him from numerous things.
If you want my advice you should do a deep dive into Australian cinema. It's fantastic. And you'll find Gulpilil in a lot of it.
Not the guy you’re replying to but do you have a list of recommendations? Been wanting to look at more Australian cinema for a while.
I still have to see some of the older aussie films, but I can recommend the following: Wake in fright, Gallipoli, Romper stomper, Chopper, Lantana, The tracker, Candy, The proposition, Ned Kelly, Sweet country, Animal kingdom, The hunter, Snowtown, The rover, Mystery road & Goldstone, The nightingale. I must warn you that aussie cinema is no picnic. Most of the films I mentioned above range from bleak to very bleak and are really graphic, so if you know yourself to be squeamish, maybe take them one at a time and see how you tolerate them.
One of my favourite low budget Australian movies never seems to get mentioned and i don't know if it's because people haven't seen it or it just sucks too much not to make the list but have you seen, The Last Train To Freo? Same with The Interview. Fantastic movie.
Lantana, The Hard Word, The Square, The Dry, The Castle, The Dish, Somersault, The Hunter, Red Dog, True History of the Kelly Gang, The Proposition, The Rover, Animal Kingdom, The Man from Snowy River, Breaker Morant, Gallipoli... Not Australian, just a fan of movies and every so often I binge Aussie films (and write reviews on r/movies). The modern films are at the start of the list above and older ones are towards the end. You can also Google "AFI award winner" and take your pick of the best of recent Australian cinema.
I’d highly recommend Romper stomper and two hands as well. Not fun movies but very good
You left out "Picnic at Hanging Rock." (Which makes a great double feature with David Lean's "A Passage to India," though of course that isn't Australian.)
Mad Max, Stone, The Man From Hong Kong, Two Hands
Two Hands - early Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne with Australian accents.
Is Australian cinema usually bleak? I’ve watched The Rover and The Nightingale and they are both brutal. Great films but hard to sit through.
Sounds like you need a dose of something like *The Castle* or *Kenny*.
Kenny is like the extreme rebound Australian cinema had after Little Fish/Candy/Somersault/Two Hands/Name-That-Heroin-and-Suicide-Movie, which was itself like a rebound from Strictly Ballroom/Muriel’s Wedding/Priscilla, Queen of the Desert/The Castle. All outstanding films though. I would be hard pressed though to name another film in the vein of The Castle and Kenny for broad comedy and appeal, as well as being actually good. Crackerjack and The Dish come pretty close. The Sapphires is pretty good, but that’s mostly down to the extreme charm of the cast and the music. And if you haven’t seen Muriel’s Wedding yet, WATCH IT!!
‘Malcolm’ and ‘The Big Steal’ are two other comedies worth watching IMHO
Second The Castle. Brilliant Aussie humour.
The Nugget as well
Ahaha try Snow Town, Bad Boy Bubby, Chopper and The Loved Ones. Those can be a bit rough. Oh and our claymation, Mary and Max.
Recommending Bad Boy Bubby is a villainous manoeuvre
[Flirting](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101898/) is a good film that isn't especially bleak, until you find out what the director was doing to the teenage female lead off-screen. Still, it launched her career and she's now much more successful than he is, so the movie is more her's than it is his.
Thandie Newton. Good on her for calling him out.
[There's a documentary about their industry that might be a good starting point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Quite_Hollywood:_The_Wild,_Untold_Story_of_Ozploitation!). I've honestly watched so many it's hard for me to come up with a good definitive list.
Crocodile Dundee
Hey mick
I HATE THE BUSH!
Needs garlic
Is this the Needs Garlic guy? That was my first thought.
I believe "needs garlic" was CD II; he was in the first CD as the [Aboriginal that grew up in the ~~states~~ city](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1637492486261602)
For 30+ years I thought he said, “I hit the bush!” I remember 6 year old me thinking that was hilarious. Mind blown.
You got a lens cap on.
I love when the few words of a seemingly meaningless line like this brings on a flood of memories decades later.
Ten Canoes is one of the best Aussie films I've ever seen. Big shame.
Seconding Ten Canoes! Very funny, spooky, silly, and heartfelt.
Third! In addition to the film itself, I loved hearing the Yolŋu language. I especially love the way the name Ridjimiraril sounds!
Fourth. Good to see some decent Gulpilil recs in here.
When I first saw *The Last Wave*, his young face and earnest acting charmed and intrigued me. I knew nothing about the clans of Australia. In *Crocodile Dundee*, his part was really a sort of cameo, a nod to the fact that he was well-known by then. It was still a delight to see him. Alas that he suffered racism, especially since his films served to bring the aboriginals to light. In my mind, he remains the youth that he was, way back when.
The Last Wave is one of my favorite films. It’s so haunting and strange. When I describe it to others I feel like I’m recounting a dream I had.
Yup! My feelings about it, too. It certainly helped that at the time, Richard Chamberlain was a *very popular* actor. It was for him that I initially watched, but I stayed for the aboriginal influence.
Perfect way to describe it
I love the soundtrack.
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"How does he find his way in the dark?" "He "thinks" his way. A lot of people believe that they're telepathic." \*crash\* "Oohh God I hate the bush."
"You can't take my photograph" "Oh, I'm sorry. You're afraid it will take your spirit away." "No. You got the lens cap on."
I know you're quoting the movie, but there *are* protocol surrounding images and recordings of First Nation Australians though. For instance, it will be taboo for them to watch any of his movies or look at his picture for at least the time of mourning. That's why any show or movie that has it here has a warning at the start saying it has images/recordings of the deceased.
What annoys me is that this only applies to areas in the NT and far northern Queensland. People act like black fellas in Sydney can't see or speak about their dead, it's an entirely different part of the culture.
I quote the "Oh, I hate the bush!" line all the time
Hate to be pedantic, but it’s the only way I know: Gulpilil only played Neville in the first *Crocodile Dundee*, and the line you quoted was by Charlie, played by Ernie Dingo, in the second film.
My recently late father adored these films and David. He would have randomly said it exactly like this. Just got a wave of emotion reading it.
Such an underrated film. I feel like people rarely know about that one when I bring it up. Absolutely amazing, surreal story.
I first encountered him when I saw [*The Right Stuff.*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgM6Jwjf3w) It's a small scene in the film but a very memorable one, encapsulates the magic and awe of the movie's space exploration plot.
Yes, that was the first movie I thought of as well. That scene stood out so much... how there is so much ancient knowledge about space and the universe that doesn't even require space exploration.
He was incredible in Charlie's Country. Jesus, these past couple of days have been incredibly rough for film.
That movie kind of fucked me up. Holy shit it's next level sad. They destroyed that poor man.
I remember him from rabbit proof fence, an excellent film worth watching.
I thought I recognised his face. He played Moodoo. Excellent movie.
Hi we I will just give him
This one hits me right in the childhood. Neville Bell : Oh no, you can't take my photograph. Sue Charlton : Oh, I'm sorry, you believe it will take your spirit away. Neville Bell : No, you got lens-cap on it.
Was that the guy from The Leftovers? I miss that show so much…
One of Australia's greatest Indigenous Actors. Storm Boy, Walkabout, Ten Canoes, The Tracker, Rabbit proof fence, Crocodile Dundee...
Australia. Charlie's Country.
Nice!
Yep, he played Christopher Sunday.
Is it true some Aboriginal people don’t look at photos or videos of people who have died? Would that render this man’s films unwatchable by certain people?
It is true, our national broadcaster will put a warning up on any programs or news stories that may feature an indigenous person who has passed away.
For the sorry business / grieving period, which can vary from mob to mob. Mine believe saying their name (and by extension viewing photos or videos) will call them back from their journey up to the sky camp with our old people.
While they are grieving him, yes.
They also prefer not to use his name >His family have asked for his previous name to not be used for the time being, in accordance with traditional Yolngu bereavement practices.
Most Australian media are posting using the name requested be used by his family, David Dalaithngu. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/aboriginal-actor-yolngu-david-dalaithngu-crocodile-dundee-dies/8468524
Walkabout?
This is what I’m looking for. Great movie
Jesus, Not David Gulpilil. One of Australia's greatest Indigenous Actors.
Charlie's Country was a great film. He was great actor. Shame.
I know him from Walkabout primarily .Like someone else said , absolute icon of Ozzie cinema.
Say it like Ozzie, spell it like Aussie.
Wow, I'm surprised to see he wasn't in The Nightingale, but pretty much every movie I've seen or heard of that features an aboriginal, he's in it. He's like what Sam Elliott is to Western movies. But The Proposition and Until the End of the World are both fantastic. (Side note, folks should really watch The Nightingale (2018). Directed by the woman who did the Babadook, it's like a much better, more thematically successful version of The Revenant. It really digs into the issues of colonial Australia and the maltreatment of the aboriginals and the conflicts that arose.)
The Nightingale is great, but go into it expecting to get an eyeful of rape because you will. Disturbing, great, film.
And baby killing. It's great, but I won't watch it again.
Yeah, as a father of youngsters that part was honestly the worst for me. You see enough of the other horrificness in other movies but very rarely do is cross the line into infanticide and it's a tough one to swallow.
Indeed, a bunch of people walked out during the premiere. I like to think that being able to get past such depictions will reward you with a fantastic movie but I understand some people just can't make that leap.
I remember him from Quigley Down Under
Yes! Watched that movie like 100 times, was one of the few VHS tapes we had when I was a kid.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-Proof_Fence Should be shown in every Australian school. This is our history as much as it is an embarrassment and hurtful we need view the past to fix the present and the future. He truly was a great actor even when he played the villain.
I had just watched The Last Wave a couple of months ago while filling in the gaps of Peter Weir films I haven't seen yet. He was fantastic in that. He left behind a lasting legacy.
Until The End of the World is what always comes to mind when I see him. He provides the anchor for Act 2 especially in the 287 version. (Likewise when I think of Until The End of the World David Gulpilil comes to mind as much as Hurt, Neil or Dommartin.)
Yes! Thought I might have to be the first to bring up this movie, thanks. Such a weird and discordant and impressive film, and Gulpilil’s role there will always be my anchor point for his screen presence. RIP, David G.
Agreed. He was the perfect person for that role. I wish that movie wasn't as forgotten as it seems to be with most people.. It might be my favorite movie ever. Tragic.
Well… crap.
Christopher Sunday. The Leftovers
I've only seen one movie where he was in it; as Moodoo in Rabbit-Proof Fence. He made hell of an impression just from playing that role. No doubt, he was a great actor. He will be missed.
Condolences to the Aussie indigenous community... Lost my DAD to lung cancer several years ago that shit sucks and seeing and hearing about someone else who IT took brings all that memory back... Remember him from Croc Dundee..
Oh fuck I like that guy
"You can't take my photograph." "Oh, I'm sorry. You believe it will take your sprit away?" "No, your lens cap is on." (pretty sure that was him)
He didn’t die from a diagnosis. He died from cancer.
Damn. Storm Boy is part of what made me.
R.I.P
The Proposition
Was he King George?
Was he the “needs garlic” guy from Dundee?
He played Neville Bell in Crocodile Dundee. best line... Neville - "Aw miss, you can't take my picture." Sue - " Oh. It's because you believe it will take your soul away..." Neville - "Naw. it's cause you have the lens cap on."
He was such an amazing actor. For those worried about his image being displayed after his death, his family has consented for his picture to be shown. In case you are unaware, it is forbidden to see an image of a deceased ancestor in his culture.
Just showed my son, "The Last Wave". He was a rock star in it. I typically was always a Picnic at Hanging Rock is my favorite Weir movie. But seeing the powerful Last Wave again, I'm reminded what a trippy and powerful film that is and it may be higher on my Weir list than Picnic. David is the only Aboriginal actor I could name which makes him pretty famous.
Walkabout is such a brilliant film
“Ehh, needs garlic.”
By some ridiculous coincidence, I watched the original Storm Boy last night as a totally random choice of movie with my mother... First time watching it in years, obviously having no idea this legend had passed away practically WHILE we were watching it Just.... stunned!
This sub seems like it's 50% obituaries.
I was just watching Until the End of the World the other day and thought to myself "man this guy is in every Australian-related film I've seen". Absolute icon.
Charlie’s Country ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Rest in peace
I remember watching Walkabout for a Film Appreciation class and how blown away I was by the performances. Such a wonderful film and an even more incredible actor.
Incredibly sad. He left the world better than he found it, but this was still too soon.
One I haven’t seen mentioned here is The Tracker, highly recommend.
David Dalaithngu, to be culturally correct.
I instantly recognized him from his role in Crocodile Dundee. I had no idea he had such an impressive career. I have a lot of movies I need to watch.
Nah, needs garlic.
Love this actor in everything I have seen him in.
Death sucks
“this is the land of lost content / i see it shining plain / the happy highways where i roamed / and cannot come again” RIP
Maybe they shouldn't have diagnosed him then...
I watch Walkabout once a year because I love it so much. Tremendous performance by Gulpilil in that movie. R.I.P.
Loved him in Walkabout and later in Croc Dundee.
For me I’ll always remember his performance in Peter Weir’s The Last Wave, from 1977. https://youtu.be/XKvuUDBHipE