Red Dog, Directed By Kriv Stenders
Based on a true story which was directed by Kriv Stenders, a story of a legendary, lovable Red Dog who roamed the outback looking for his original master, finding his way into the hearts of everyone he meets, bringing the people and communities together, some find love, others find themselves.
Red Dog is a wanderer of the Pilbara who shows up unexpectedly in the mining town of Dampier in the early 1970s. Through the combination of independence and friendliness that defines Red, he becomes the best friend and confidant of half the town – mainly men, working in physical jobs, without woman or affection in their lives.
Red has no master, until John rides into town on his motorbike. The amazing scene in which they first see one another perfectly captures the meeting of the two …show more content…
Red, now greying around the muzzle, is lying ill in a back room of the Mermaid Hotel. As the news spreads that the Beloved dog is sick, the pub fills and it becomes an impromptu wake as people take in turns to tell the newcomer the stories, adventures and what the dog actually means to them personally.
The first half of the movie seems to flash before your eyes as Red Dog’s arrival in town is established and his friendship with John grows. There is no need for clunky voice-over narration; the narrators are instead the publican and others in the pub. Humour breaks through the film from the obsession of Vanno with his hometown in Italy to the dog’s killer flatulence.
Red Dog is in part of a story of the romance between John and Nancy, but it’s the love story between Red and John that really captures the viewer’s heart-strings. With John’s departure from the film, leading to Red Dogs fames as he searches Pilbara and beyond for his master, there are no easy answers. Red Dog does not conveniently become Nancy’s; he is, once again, the communities – nobody’s
Red Dog is a wanderer of the Pilbara who shows up unexpectedly in the mining town of Dampier in the early 1970s. Through the combination of independence and friendliness that defines Red, he becomes the best friend and confidant of half the town – mainly men, working in physical jobs, without woman or affection in their lives.
Red has no master, until John rides into town on his motorbike. The amazing scene in which they first see one another perfectly captures the meeting of the two …show more content…
Red, now greying around the muzzle, is lying ill in a back room of the Mermaid Hotel. As the news spreads that the Beloved dog is sick, the pub fills and it becomes an impromptu wake as people take in turns to tell the newcomer the stories, adventures and what the dog actually means to them personally.
The first half of the movie seems to flash before your eyes as Red Dog’s arrival in town is established and his friendship with John grows. There is no need for clunky voice-over narration; the narrators are instead the publican and others in the pub. Humour breaks through the film from the obsession of Vanno with his hometown in Italy to the dog’s killer flatulence.
Red Dog is in part of a story of the romance between John and Nancy, but it’s the love story between Red and John that really captures the viewer’s heart-strings. With John’s departure from the film, leading to Red Dogs fames as he searches Pilbara and beyond for his master, there are no easy answers. Red Dog does not conveniently become Nancy’s; he is, once again, the communities – nobody’s