![]() It comes across as a little more as it does in the book. To speak to that, I think our adaptation is kind of more closely developed around the book than it being a remake of the film. I haven’t read the novella, so I do wonder how fleshed out the Hideaway Tom character is in the book and also if he’s portrayed differently than in your movie. It’s for that reason I was so delighted to get a chance to come and be part of this modern adaptation. It’s only because she taught it seven times that she loved this bird, and as a result, that was always a part of my upbringing kind of knowing about that. I think it’s around that time that it sort of gets imprinted in the memory of a lot of young Australians and you kinda carry it with you, you know? My mom happened to be a teacher and she always had a strong connection to the material. ![]() It’s because we all knew the books as well and one of those things where it went hand in hand. It was the kind of thing a teacher would put on at mid-term and you’d watch it. There was a film adaptation made in the 70s, in 1976. It was probably around the time I was 10 years old that I read the book in school. To speak to that, it’s still on the learning syllabus in some schools in Australia, even after some 60 years almost since it was published, which is pretty cool.Īt what point does this story sort of come into the consciousness of somebody who’s from Australia? You mentioned that it’s part of the school curriculum in some cases, but when did it happen for you? Yeah, I think it’s just because of the universal themes that tie this thing together that something like this can survive that long and still have relevance and still be such a compelling story. It’s like the holy grail of storytelling. It’s so rare that a story stands the test of time like this. I really enjoyed learning about Storm Boy’s enduring legacy after watching your film. Storm Boy is now playing in select theaters. Among those opposing the move is Maddie, an impassioned environmentalist, whose presence imbues the film with an urgency.Īussie star Courtney, who has been fielding questions about his confirmed involvement in both Suicide Squad and Alita: Battle Angel sequels lately, sat down with Anthem to discuss Storm Boy. Michael is now a board director whose family company is about to vote on a proposal to lease land in the remote Pilabra region to a mining company. This framing device allows the film to flash back and forth as present-day Michael relates the tale of his childhood living with his father (Jai Courtney) to his granddaughter, Maddie (Morgan’s Davies). Most significantly, Seet chooses to bookend his adaptation with contemporary-set scenes in which an adult Michael Kingley (Geoffrey Rush) is grappling with his memories of growing up as titular Storm Boy (Finn Little) in the 1950s. Now comes Shawn Seet’s beautifully lensed film-the coastal stretch of South Australia’s Coorong National Park with its sand dunes, beaches, and strong sunsets is stunning to look at-is a reimagining of that same tale Thiele originally conjured up. This time-tested tale of a boy and his pelican best friend has captured the cultural imagination of Aussies for generations. Percival-a gregarious bird, preferring to point his long schnoz in the direction of people rather than the water-who not only becomes Mike’s constant companion but an unlikely savior in times of trouble. The boy names his most frail feathered friend Mr. With Bill’s help, Mike rescues three orphaned pelican chicks after a group of hunters kill their mother. If you grew up in the land Down Under, you most likely know the story: Mike “Storm Boy” Kingley lives in an isolated shack in South Australia’s Coorong region with his widowed fisherman father, Hideaway Tom, and their inscrutable Indigenous neighbor, Fingerbone Bill. ![]() Meanwhile, Henri Safran’s 1976 film adaptation has proven to be no less enduring. Colin Thiele’s classic 1963 children’s book, Storm Boy, has plucked the heartstrings of Australians ever since it was released in 1964.
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