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The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is a 2021 Australian revisionist Western / Australian Western drama film written and directed by Leah Purcell, who also stars in the eponymous role. It also stars Rob Collins, Sam Reid and Jessica De Gouw. The film premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival on 18 March 2021 and opened across Australia on 5 May 2022.

The Drover's Wife
Poster
Directed byLeah Purcell
Written byLeah Purcell
Produced byDavid Jowsey
Angela Littlejohn
Leah Purcell
Greer Simpkin
Bain Stewart
Starring
CinematographyMark Wareham
Edited byDany Cooper
Distributed byMemento Films International
Release dates
  • 18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) (South by Southwest)
  • 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) (Australia)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot


The film opens with a scene in which Molly Johnson, heavily pregnant, shoots a stray bull which has wandered near her home, after ensuring that her four children are safe. Shortly afterwards the new sergeant of the district, Sergeant Klintoff, turns up with his sickly wife, Louisa, asking if they could share some of the meat that they smelt cooking, as they had lost all of their provisions when crossing the river. She gives them food in exchange for their taking her children to the settlement for safekeeping while her new baby is born.


Cast



Origin


The plot is a reworking of Henry Lawson's 1892 short story The Drover's Wife, but deviates significantly from the original story as developed in Purcell's earlier award-winning play and novel of the same name. It tells the story of a woman living with her children in an isolated location in the High Country in the colony of New South Wales near the border of the colony of Victoria.[1]

Purcell reimagines Lawson's story through an Indigenous feminist lens, inspired by her own lived experience and the stories of her ancestors.[2] The character of Yadaka was inspired by Purcell's great-grandfather, Tippo Charlie Chambers.[1]


Production


The story is set in the Snowy Mountains and much of the filming was done there, mostly around Adaminaby. Cinematography was by Mark Wareham.[1]

It is Purcell's debut film as director and writer. It is the first Australian feature film to be written and directed by an Indigenous woman who also stars in the lead role.[2] Her husband, Bain Stewart, is lead producer and executive producer on the film.[3]

The original soundtrack is by Salliana Seven Campbell.[4]


Release


After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] the film had its world premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on 18 March 2021.[5] It also screened at the Warsaw International Film Festival,[6] Cinefest Oz, the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Brisbane International Film Festival[7] and the Sydney Film Festival[8] before being released in Australian cinemas on 5 May 2022[9] and in the UK on 13 May 2022.[10]

International distribution is handled by Memento Films International.[7]


Reception


The film opened to generally positive reviews. The acting, cinematography and Salliana Seven Campbell's score were praised by several critics.[4][11][12][13][14][8][10]

As of 30 May 2022 Rotten Tomatoes has a "Fresh" score of 80%.[15]


Accolades


At the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, The Drover's Wife won the Jury Grand Prix and Purcell was nominated for the Best Actress award.[6]

The film was also a nominee for the following awards:[6]


Awards


Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(12th)[16]		 Best Film Bain Stewart, David Jowsey, Angela Littlejohn, Greer Simpkin, Leah Purcell Pending
Best Direction Leah Purcell
Best Screenplay
Best Actor Rob Collins
Best Actress Leah Purcell
Best Supporting Actor Malachi Dower-Roberts
Best Supporting Actress Jessica De Gouw
Best Cinematography Mark Wareham
Best Costume Design Tess Scofield
Best Production Design Sam Hobbs
Best Original Score Salliana Seven Campbell
Best Sound Liam Egan, Nick Emond, Leah Katz, Robert Sullivan, Tom Heuzenroeder, Les Fiddess
Best Hair and Makeup Beth Halsted, Simon Joseph, Jennifer Lamphee

References


  1. Carrigy, Megan (9 November 2021). "The Drover's Wife: the Legend of Molly Johnson brings a Black woman's perspective to Australian frontier films". The Conversation. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. "The Drovers Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson – Now in cinemas". Balnaves Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. Gbogbo, Mawunyo (3 May 2022). "The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is a compelling story weaving in present and historical truths". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. First, Alex (7 May 2022). "The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson - movie review". The Blurb. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. "Film Grid". SXSW. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. "The Drover's Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson". IMDb. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. "The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022)". Screen Australia. The Screen Guide. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. Zhou, Debbie (8 November 2021). "The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson review – riveting but heavy-handed outback western". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. "The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson: behind the scenes". Screen Australia. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. "The Drover's Wife review — an Australian period drama of widescreen confidence". Financial Times. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  11. "Five-star movie review / 'The Drover's Wife'". Canberra CityNews. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. Knight, Aimee (11 May 2022). "The Drover's Wife review – A harrowing ode to womanhood in the Outback". Little White Lies. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. York, Keva (5 May 2022). "The Drover's Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson review: Henry Lawson tale turns revisionist western in Leah Purcell's hands". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. Russell, Stephen A. (4 May 2022). "The Drover's Wife review: the legend of Molly Johnson is more riveting than ever". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. The Drover's Wife at Rotten Tomatoes
  16. "Winners & Nominees". AACTA. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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The Drover’s Wife (Untertitel The Legend of Molly Johnson) ist ein Filmdrama von Leah Purcell, das im März 2021 beim South by Southwest Film Festival seine Premiere feierte. Der Film basiert auf der Kurzgeschichte The Drover’s Wife von Henry Lawson, die von Purcell adaptiert wurde. Zudem ist sie in der Titelrolle zu sehen.
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