Ten canoes, written & directed by Rolf de Heer
Type
Label
Ten canoes, written & directed by Rolf de Heer
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Ten canoes
Responsibility statement
written & directed by Rolf de Heer
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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
- Ramingining (N.T.)
- Ten canoes (Motion picture) -- History and criticism
- De Heer, Rolf -- Criticism and interpretation
- Northern Territory -- In motion pictures
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Antiquities -- Drama
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Motion pictures in ethnology -- Australia
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor1
- Subject7
- Ramingining (N.T.)
- Ten canoes (Motion picture) -- History and criticism
- De Heer, Rolf -- Criticism and interpretation
- Northern Territory -- In motion pictures
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Antiquities -- Drama
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Motion pictures in ethnology -- Australia