NFSA Restores: Storm Boy
Iconic Australia - NFSA Restores
Fri
26
Fri 26 Dec 1:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
88 Mins | Iconic Australia - NFSA Restores
December
1976 | DCP | AUS | D: Henri Safran
A lonely boy living a hermit life with his father on South Australia’s coast rescues three orphan pelican chicks after hunters shoot their mother. One, whom he names Mr Percival, becomes his best friend.
Staying close to the original book by Colin Thiele, the 1976 version offers an uplifting take, starring David Gulpilil as Fingerbone Bill, an Aboriginal man who befriends the boy.
‘The three key (human) performances are wonderful but Percival steals the show. In many ways this plucky and precious pelican is the core of the film.’ – The Guardian
Spending the holidays in Canberra? Enjoy matinee screenings of Australian classic films, restored by the NFSA. The Iconic Australia – NFSA Restores program runs from 26 December to 3 January.
Storm Boy has been digitally restored as part of our restoration program, NFSA Restores, reviving our cinema icons.
A lonely boy living a hermit life with his father on South Australia’s coast rescues three orphan pelican chicks after hunters shoot their mother. One, whom he names Mr Percival, becomes his best friend.
Staying close to the original book by Colin Thiele, the 1976 version offers an uplifting take, starring David Gulpilil as Fingerbone Bill, an Aboriginal man who befriends the boy.
‘The three key (human) performances are wonderful but Percival steals the show. In many ways this plucky and precious pelican is the core of the film.’ – The Guardian
Spending the holidays in Canberra? Enjoy matinee screenings of Australian classic films, restored by the NFSA. The Iconic Australia – NFSA Restores program runs from 26 December to 3 January.
Storm Boy has been digitally restored as part of our restoration program, NFSA Restores, reviving our cinema icons.
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