| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file (88 min.) : sound, color |
| Summary |
Ten canoes tells the story of the people of the Arafura swamp, in their language, and is set a long time before the coming of the Balanda, as white people were known. Dayindi covets one of the wives of his older brother. To teach him the proper way, he is told a story from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, bungling mayhem and revenge gone wrong |
| Credits |
Written & directed by Rolf de Heer, Molly Reynolds, Tania Nehme ; producers, Rolf de Heer, Julie Ryan |
| Performer |
Storyteller, David Gulpilil |
| Cast |
Jamie Gulpilil, Crusoe Kurddal, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu, Frances Djulibing |
| Notes |
In Aboriginal & English, with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Antiquities -- Drama.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Motion pictures in ethnology -- Australia.
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Avarice -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Drama.
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Revenge -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Drama.
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| SUBJECT |
Northern Territory http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81035353 -- In motion pictures.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002005441
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Ramingining (N.T.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008019737
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
De Heer, Rolf, 1951-
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Reynolds, Molly.
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Nehme, Tania
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Gulpilil.
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Ryan, Julie.
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