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Down Under (1970)
🕑 Added 2022-06-19 11:27:55 +0000 UTCThis Bobby Dazzler of a film is a thing of beauty and a joy forever! A vintage Pan AM 16mm reel about the mysterious land Down Under - Swingin' 'Stralia! This go-go dancing, miniskirt sporting, roo-hopping romp has lots of groovy music, almost all of which had to be removed due to no less than a record 15 individual copyright slams! Crikey! But even so, this film remains a document of a by-gone time. By the film's claim, in 1970 the entire continent of Australia had just 12 million people - the population of just one large American city. And all Caucasian. Is that possible? I would think a lot of non-white people were already living there when the British showed up. Well, the look of this film is all over the place too - combining dozens of different film stocks, the color and exposure is all around the dial. I transferred this reel with my Eiki Telecine, so enjoy the trip!
