Australia

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 we were supposed to watch Witness for the Prosecution (1957), but after a long day I didn't have the patience so instead we watched the rediculous film: Australia (2008). We made Open-Face Proscuitto, Fresh Ricotta, and Red-Onion Marmalade Sandwiches.

Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) is a prim and proper Englishwoman who journeys to Australia in the years before World War II reached the country's shores. She is determined to have her estranged husband sell his cattle ranch to a monopoly-craving businessman named King Carney (Bryan Brown), but when she arrives, Lord Ashley is dead, and her plan to sell the ranch changes when she sees an employee named Fletcher (David Wenham) cheating her husband's business and mistreating a young boy named Nullah (Brandon Walters) because he is of mixed race. Urged on by both pride and a sense of justice, Lady Ashley wants to drive her herd of cattle to Darwin so she can sell them to the troops, but she'll require the help of an independent cowboy (fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman) to get them there.

Dinner (while having nothing to do with the movie) was delicious. We added a light salad of mixed greens, yellow tomato, and feta.

In attendance: Barb, Laurie, and Lindsey
Ratings: Movie = 2.25, Dinner = 3.75