TV Show Review: The People Speak (Aus)
As indicated in the post title, this is the Australian version, presented by author Thomas Keneally.
He is joined by some of Australia's well known actors and musicians who read out speeches and letters from a wide range of people from history, ranging from the time that Australia was first settled by Europeans and some from more recent history. A couple of songs are sung, both well known, but the deeper meanings behind them, less so.
Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Sophie Lowe, Christina Anu, David Wenham, Hal Holbrook are just some of the people who lend their voices to illustrate pieces of history that are more often left out of the history books.
The result of of this is a very intense, but well worth watching documentary that really does illustrate "the good, the bad and the ugly."
He is joined by some of Australia's well known actors and musicians who read out speeches and letters from a wide range of people from history, ranging from the time that Australia was first settled by Europeans and some from more recent history. A couple of songs are sung, both well known, but the deeper meanings behind them, less so.
Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Sophie Lowe, Christina Anu, David Wenham, Hal Holbrook are just some of the people who lend their voices to illustrate pieces of history that are more often left out of the history books.
The result of of this is a very intense, but well worth watching documentary that really does illustrate "the good, the bad and the ugly."
These two quotes come from a film that also illustrates a piece of history that is largely forgotten.
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Zoran: Yeah. A big black poisonous chicken with no legs.”
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“Zoran: I am going to get Tomasz’s pictures out to the newspapers, or get them published somehow. And then, I am going to cook his chicken. But with extra salt, just, just to annoy him.”