- Actors: Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane, Marshall Napier, Noel Appleby
- Directors: Vincent Ward
- Writers: Vincent Ward, Geoff Chapple, Kely Lyons
- Producers: Gary Hannam, John Maynard
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: AV Channel
- DVD Release Date: 12 Jan 2005
- Run Time: 87 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000CCRA0Y
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 74,795 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: This Australian fantasy stars Hamish McFarlane as a young 14th Century boy with acute psychic powers. During the period of the Black Death, Hamish believes that he can rescue his fellow villagers by leading them into an abandoned mine. The fugitives tunnel their way through the darkness and emerge on the other side--into a bustling New Zealand metropolis in the year 1988. The phenomenon is seen from the point of view of the 'aliens,' to whom every modern convenience and invention is a miracle comparable to the Resurrection. The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey successfully creates and sustains its own logic, framing the story in the linear form of an ancient legend, and never treating the bedazzled time-travellers in a condescending manner. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Australian Film Institute, Cannes Film Festival, Fantasporto Awards, ...The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey ( The Navigator ) ( The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey )
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
No, not the film staring brad pitt but one with a cast of a majority of unknowns.
I first saw this film on a late night tv arts channel and it struck a chord then, now having it on dvd I have watched it twice within a few days.
Made at a time when the AIDS epidemic was receiving constant media attention the parallels to that and the plague in the film are obvious but nothing detracts from telling the story.
Starting off in Britain during the Plague the film follows a journey to 'deliver' a cross for fixing to a church steeple. The journey is both physical and one through time as it ends up in present day New Zealand (or as it was when the film was made).
It may sound far-fetched but it is not science fiction it is an intellegent story that really works on all levels.
I thoroughly recommend this film and will be watching it again myself before too long.
I first saw this film on a late night tv arts channel and it struck a chord then, now having it on dvd I have watched it twice within a few days.
Made at a time when the AIDS epidemic was receiving constant media attention the parallels to that and the plague in the film are obvious but nothing detracts from telling the story.
Starting off in Britain during the Plague the film follows a journey to 'deliver' a cross for fixing to a church steeple. The journey is both physical and one through time as it ends up in present day New Zealand (or as it was when the film was made).
It may sound far-fetched but it is not science fiction it is an intellegent story that really works on all levels.
I thoroughly recommend this film and will be watching it again myself before too long.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this film at the cinema in Sydney, Australia where it won awards. It was strange that it was popular there as we english had to translate the strong 'medieval' Cumbrian/Northunbrian accents for the aussies. It is a work of art, filmed in New Zealand and has a fab twist at the end. They fear plague and see it as an evil not realising that as they flee back to the safety of their village they are taking the plague back with them. One main actor is a young boy and he really good. It sounds too fantastic that they arrive in the modern-day world and see cars (dragons) and televisions but it works well. The shame is that the only format available seems to be the American one so make sure you have the right equipment to watch it if you order this DVD.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Vincent Ward is one of those directors who make films that are easier to admire than to enjoy. The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey is an excellent example - striking visuals, harsh landscapes, painful accents that make key plot points incomprehensible and a big idea that doesn't work quite as well as you'd like it to. Kicking off in a harsh black and white Cumbria in the early 14th century, an isolated village is persuaded by a boy's visions that the only way to keep the plague out of their village is to tunnel to the other side of the world and erect a cross on the great church tower before dawn - only to find themselves in God's city (or New Zealand circa 1988 to us), a world of colour and lights crippled by its own plagues, redundancy, nuclear proliferation and AIDS. Blinded by television and information overload, the boy loses his ability to see beyond the knowledge that one of them will die in the attempt... There are a lot of pluses, not least the great faces in the cast, many of which look like they've literally stepped out of a Renaissance painting, but it never really engages as much as you'd like, leaving you an almost disinterested observer.
The Australian DVD is much better than the shoddy NTSC release - the Australian DVD boasts a superb anamorphic widescreen transfer, trailer and trailers for Ward's Vigil and What Dreams May Come.
The Australian DVD is much better than the shoddy NTSC release - the Australian DVD boasts a superb anamorphic widescreen transfer, trailer and trailers for Ward's Vigil and What Dreams May Come.
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