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In the Australian outback, a father and daughter find the meaning of family In Australian slang, "shiralee" means "burden." It also describes how itinerant laborer "Mac" Macauley (Bryan Brown, Gorillas in the Mist, Cocktail) thinks of his nine-year-old daughter, Buster (Rebecca Smart, Blackrock). Proud and stubborn, Mac ekes out a living--sometimes with his fists--on the dusty roads of the 1940s and ’50s outback, with Buster in tow. Together they befriend a number of colorful characters, and Lily (Noni Hazlehurst, Little Fish), a lovely rancher as maddeningly willful as Mac. At times grudgingly, Mac and Buster forge a father-daughter bond that hunger and hardship cannot break. Based on D’Arcy Niland’s international bestseller, The Shiralee captures the wry humor and rugged independence of the Australian frontier, as well as the tenderness at the heart of a most unusual family. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Bryan Brown, Noni Hazlehurst, Rebecca Smart, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Lorna Lesley | | Director:
| George Ogilvie | | Format:
| Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Acorn Media | | Run Time:
| 100 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| March 10, 2009 | | Average Customer Rating:
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14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 HEARTWARMING STORY OF A VAGABOND FATHER & YOUNG DAUGHTER DUOFeb 26, 2009
By Harold Wolf
"Doc"
In the same awesome landscape beauty of "Rain Shadow" this DVD, "The Shiralee", will touch your senses and then your emotions. Again, like "Rain Shadow", the action takes place down-under, in the Australian outback. This time the story lead is a rough Aussie bloke, rather than a female vet. Byran Brown (from the recent 2008 movie "Australia") plays "Mac" Macauley. His manner is backwoods-bush, but his performance is 5-star. He will evoke just about every emotion from hatred to love as he takes on life wildly and eventually the responsibility of a 9-year old daughter. Don't cross Mac, he packs a mean punch, often.
Lily (Noni Hazlehurst)is his true love, from first sight, but alas, do you know how hard it is to hang on to good love in the outback? Tough, like the country, like the men. Lily is tough too.
The wonderful star and joy of "the Shiralee" is Buster, the child of Mac, played by Rebecca Smart. What a great job by a young girl. Buster is the Pollyanna of the Outback. Like Dorothy of Oz, she takes on life in her own way, tough if needed, sweet often, and in love with her dad--no matter what. Her smile is as wide as the Australian bush horizon. How dare Mac consider Buster a Shiralee (burden).
What a delight to find this story on film. Acorn has done a wonderful job of presentation. OK, one negative, no English sub-titles for us blokes that can't catch all of the down-under slang and dialect. But it's not a huge problem. Use reverse if needed. It is sure not worth turning your back on this delightful and heartwarming tale of father and daughter.
It's not your normal "Father Knows Best" 40s/50s story of Dad and girl. Actually, Mac has a hard time taking care of Buster since his desire and ambition is walking the road and roaming for work and a livelihood. He takes his daughter to spite his wife, and has to learn parenthood on the road. Many time he relates to Buster miserably. At these points, Mac deserves the viewers rage and hate. Mac is just to tough on Buster, to lacking of empathy. Mac shows almost no love or tender emotion to the young child. Boo, Hiss, for the dad. Then, Buster will chew on him a bit, smile wide, and all is well for a few more dusty kilometers on the road.
Before the 3+ hours are over, you will begin to wonder why you bothered watching the nasty, beastly-dad, Mac. But don't give up, enjoy the drama, the scenery, and eventually you'll come to find out why this is a 5-STAR film, worthy of the $$$ and time.
There is absolutely no reason why someone can't write a sequel. D'Arcy Niland wrote the novel. "Siralee" (Aussie slang for "burden") leaves the viewer with their own Siralee. No more segments of hardships to overcome for this "Odd-couple road pair".
I recommend buying. Then, consider "Rain Shadow."
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
The ShiraleeFeb 18, 2009
By M. Fuller
I've searched for this movie for years. Couldn't even get it on VHS. It's a wonderful story and Bryan Brown is at his best. M. Fuller
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very Fine FilmOct 02, 2008
By Mary Valentine
Saw this film when it aired in the US on Masterpiece Theater in the late 80's/early 90's. Superb performance by Brian Brown and his child co-star, Rebecca Smart. Story had so many unexpected turns while maintaining a powerful central plot. I would love to own it, so it is quite frustrating that it is not available on DVD in US format.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
THE SHIRALEE DVDFeb 05, 2010
By j piers
Ever since I saw this film which was released as a mini series many years go it has remained in my memory as something I would love to see again. I searched the web many times for a copy of the series and was thrilled to find it finally available. Bryan Brown who is the lead plays a complicated but rather typical male chauvanist Australian man with a heart of gold and very high standards for himself and the women he will let into is life. The child Buster is brilliantly played by Rebecca Smart who almost steals the show but without each other this story would have no meaning. It is an "on the road again" story, tramping over the dusty country side the father looking for work and his daughter walking along side him. It is an adventure story in a way but does leave you hanging as you wonder how in the future the life of both will develop. This is not a fast paced movie but rather it slowy compells you to read on or as in this case watch on.
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Australian outback movieNov 02, 2009
By K. Darby
"K. Darby"
Lived in Australia for 11 1/2 years. Found this movie depicts the Australian outback very well.
Had seen this while living there, and was delighted to have the opportunity to purchase it now.
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