In 2008, the visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, who is now known for visually stunning projects such as Moulin Rouge and Elvis, brought his passion project Australia on the big screen. With a budget of around $130 million The Australian director filmed in the outback for many months with his stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, but was only able to gross just over $200 million at the box office.
Critics also reacted dividedly to the ambitious project. The historical adventure has a score of 54 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Today you have the opportunity to form your own opinion on TV. And if you’ve got a taste for it, there’s even more available…
Australia with Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman: That’s what the adventure epic is about
In 1939, the wealthy Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) from London goes looking for her husband in Australia, whom she suspects of having an affair. On the way to his remote cattle farm, she is accompanied by the rough cattle driver Drover (Hugh Jackman), with whom she repeatedly clashes.
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Australia – The Series – S01 Trailer (German) HD
When Sarah learns of her husband’s death, she decides to take over the cattle ranch and at the same time adopts the indigenous orphan Nullah (Brandon Walters), who is excluded from society. This not only attracts the anger of her fellow citizens. Together with Drover and Nullah, Sarah embarks on a dangerous journey through the Australian outback…
Australia is a challenge that captivates with captivating images – and can be experienced anew as a series
With a running time of 166 minutes and a complex plot, Australia is certainly not accessible to everyone. However, the monumental adventure epic impresses with great performances from its stars including Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, a narrative that does not shy away from kitsch, as one has come to expect from Luhrmann, and captivating images of the Australian landscape.
At the end of 2023, Luhrmann released a new version of his adventure epic in series form, in which he reworked the approximately 600,000 meters of footage from Australia into six episodes. Australia – The series tells the story more comprehensively and with a new rhythm and thus offers a completely different viewing experience. You can find the series with a streaming subscription on Disney+. *
When will the adventure epic Australia with Hugh Jackman be on TV?
Australia is running on May 19, 2024 at 8:15 p.m. on sixx. If you miss the date, you can catch up on the historical adventure with Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and the series on Disney+.
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