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Ten Canoes

In the distant past, Dayindi covets his older brother's wife. To teach him the proper way, he is told a parable of forbidden love from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, and revenge gone wrong.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	People of Ramingining, Palm Pictures, Film Finance Corporation Australia, Fandango (Firm), Vertigo Films, South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival (Firm), SBS Independent
Other Authors:	De Heer, Rolf, 1951-, Ryan, Julie, Djigirr, Peter, Gulpilil, Kurddal, Crusoe, Gulpilil, Jamie, Birrinbirrin, Richard, Minygululu, Peter, Djulibing, Frances, Thomson, Donald F. (Donald Ferguson), 1901-1970
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English Australian languages
Published:	New York, N.Y. : [distributed by] Palm Pictures, [2007], c2006.
Subjects:	Aboriginal Australians > Drama. Revenge > Drama. Arnhem Land (N.T.) > Drama. Historical films. Foreign films > Australia.
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Summary:	In the distant past, Dayindi covets his older brother's wife. To teach him the proper way, he is told a parable of forbidden love from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, and revenge gone wrong.
Item Description:	Inspired by the photographs of Dr. Donald Thomson. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: "The Balanda and the bark canoes: the making of Ten Canoes" featurette (55 min.); aerial map of Arnhem Land; interview with Peter Djigirr; interview with director Rolf de Heer; photo gallery: Thomson photographs revisited; US theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM: study guide.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo, NTSC.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Ian Jones ; editor, Tania Nehme ; art director, Beverley Freeman.