Went to see Ten Canoes after a long days work. It was a very good film, if you are into indy stuff. It's purports to be the first film made entirely in an Australian language, although I couldn't help but notice that the narrator speaks in English. It's a fascinating unromanticized glimpse into a very different world, which manages to maintain a great deal of dignity and humor. The plot has many branches, like an old tree. The pace of the film is quite slow, but that is part of the film's charm.

Now I am very tired and will be retiring to my warm bed. Thank you and good night.

Prickly subject, I know.

I had it easy when I moved to the states in that I already knew English. Someone was, in fact, rather surprised that I had learned English so quickly after having arrived in the states. In the early 1980s most Americans hadn't heard of Australia, much less what was spoken there.

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