Sunday Too Far Away

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Audience Member Very accurate depiction of the Australia I grew up in, the shearing get she'd scenes and pubs a true to life, and acting brilliant Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review delysid d best movie on the subject of sheep shearing Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member Masculine, no frills drama about blokes in the outback making a living as shearers. Jack Thomson is particularly memorable, but the film is just a good, solid yarn. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A true blue Aussie Drama about Sheep Sheerer's in the mid 50's In rural Australia. It's more of a fly on the wall approach to Aussie Blokes & who they say they are & what they really are. Jack Thompson is superb as lead & brings a lot to the table, but he is undeniably supported by some terrific talent. The film has a great blend of humor & drama & although the story is quite linear it doesn't really drag & keeps you enthralled. One of the simpler Aussie films of the mid 1970's. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member At first this film seems like a series of shearer's yarns - the main narrative line seems pretty thin at times, but like Robert Altman's films this episodic meandering narrative works extremely well despite defying the accepted wisdom on how film narrative is supposed to work. Once upon a time in Australia, hard work was considered a virtue. A man gained respect by how well and fast he could do hard, physical work. Sure the money was good but it was not about the money. The Jack Thompson character gains the respect of other men because he has been the best shearer at every shed he has worked at for the last 10 years. But sooner or later, no matter how good you are someone will be better than you. Sooner or later, you will reach your peak and then some day a younger ambitious person will surpass you. Sooner or later you will die and before that most people get old. Self esteem is a complex and delicate thing. We should not gain it from one ability alone. Despite a masterly ensemble performance, the great Max Cullen in a supporting role steals the show on any scene he is in Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member awesome historical drama and the first of what has been labeled 'austrailian new wave' Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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