The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

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The true story of a part aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith:

Tom E. Lewis
Freddy Reynolds
Ray Barrett
Jack Thompson
Don Crosby
Angela Punch McGregor

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The true story of a part aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.

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Combustible Celluloid - 10/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonSchepisi directs with an immediate energy and crisp cutting that reminded me of films like The Harder They Come (1972).
eFilmCritic.com - 10/10 by Rob GonsalvesThe movie is gorgeous pure filmmaking even when we wince at the violence - and we do, because Schepisi doesn't present it as cathartic or exciting.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzA powerful unsettling film about racism in Australia in 1900.
User Review - 10/10 by delysid d2nd viewing review: you know what, i first heard about this film because it was on the video nasties list! not only should this film NOT be banned but it should be seen by all boys and girls who live in the former british empire! plus it is one of the most beautiful of all austraulian films
User Review - 8/10 by Matthew HA raw, brutal, powerhouse story that all Australians need to see. Way ahead of its time both in terms of production values, storytelling and topically, this is a stunning film.
User Review - 8/10 by Lee MOne of the greatest and most important films to come from Australia.
User Review - 8/10 by Kevin WTurn of the 20th century Australia, the half-Aboriginal eponymous character is raised by white missionaries and intended to integrate into white society yet faces prejudice at every turn. Jimmie's inability to navigate the two cultures that define him finally cause a wave of violence against those who've wronged him. 25 years before Rabbit Proof Fence exposed the horrors of state policy to eradicate the indigenous populations, Schepisi's film tackled this taboo subject with some style and compassion.
User Review - 8/10 by Stephen MA beautifully photographed and powerful piece with strong performances across the board.
User Review - 8/10 by Ben TTarantino hosted a special 35mm screening in Sydney this week. I'd honestly never heard of this film, but apparently it was the highest budget Aussie film to date (when it was made in '78). Incredible cinematography, powerful performances by the leads (not professional actors), confronting story and a little Tarantino-esque violence. Was extra cool that the projectors were not in a booth, so you could watch for the cigarette burns, then turn around to watch, and hear, the reel change!
User Review - 6/10 by Scott RFor me, this is a solid, brutal depiction of racism in Australian colonial times that still has resonance today. The length of the film however, seems a bit unnecessary and the brutality displayed against the white settlers is most probably too confronting for Australian audiences to accept, which is probably why this was a more widely acclaimed film in the rest of the world compared with the more muted acclaim it receives in Australia (possibly only praised among film students and critics). Tommy Lewis has a larrikin naiivity that is both charming and tortured and is great as the 'Christianised' aborigine caught between the dreamtime and the crucifixion. In the end there are no heroes, no accolades but the preservation of a faux genial whitewashed society. This is perhaps what Australians are still not quite ready to accept. Did we right any of these numerous wrongs? And, what steps are we taking to reach that point of awareness?

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