Samson and Delilah (Warwick Thornton, 2009) Tess Fisher March 2014 Key Moments in Australian Cinema Silence. Punctuated by the insistent ringing of a public phone. Ringing. Ringing. Ringing. Unanswered. This leitmotif in Warwick Thornton’s Samson and Delilah embodies some of the biggest issues raised i...
Love and Social Marginality in Samson and Delilah Therese Davis July 2009 Feature Articles Warwick Thornton’s Samson and Delilah has captured the world’s imagination in a way no Aboriginal film has done before. After a century of white filmmakers controlling (often by default) the cinematic presentation of Aboriginal culture, Therese Davis wonders whether Samson and Delilah marks the start of a new era.
