| Record Number |
13964 |
| Item Number |
9322225078215 |
| Location |
305.89 DVD |
| Title |
Samson & Delilah [DVD]. |
| Published |
[Collingwood, Vic.] : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, 2009. |
| Collation |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (film: 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| General Note |
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. |
| Madman: MMA2966. |
| Includes special features: interviews with director Warwick Thornton; theatrical trailer; Making Samson & Delilah; short films of Warwick Thornton: Nana, Green Bush, Mimi, Payback. |
| Study guide, written by Gary Simmons and Vyvyan Stranieri, is also available. |
| A study guide is availble from The education shop, at the URL below. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note |
"Screen Australia Indigenous Department, New South Wales Film and Television Office, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival, Northern Territory Film Office, Scarlett Pictures and CAAMA Productions present"--Container. |
| Written and directed by Warwick Thornton ; Produced by Kath Shelper. |
| Participant Note |
Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson. |
| Summary Note |
"The world is a small place when you're Samson and Delilah - an isolated community in the Australian desert. Their silent love for each other takes them on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone, they discover that life isn't always fair but love never judges"--Container. |
| Target Audience |
Rating: MA 15+ |
| System Details Note |
PAL ; Region 4. |
| Awards Note |
Golden Camera Award, 2009 Cannes Film Festival. |
| Subject |
Feature films -- Australia |
| Love stories, Australian |
| Youth, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Conduct of life -- Drama |
| Geographic Name |
Australia -- Northern Territory -- Social conditions -- Drama |
| Added Name |
Warwick, Thornton |
| Shelper, Kath |
| McNamara, Rowan |
| Gibson, Marissa |
| Simmons, Gary |
| Stranieri, Vyvyan |
| Added Corporate Name |
CAAMA Productions |
| Internet Site |
http://www.theeducationshop.com.au/shop/default.asp |
