"Echoes across the flats": storytelling and Phillip Noyce's Rabbit Proof Fence (2002). (Essays). From: Southerly | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Rooney, Monique | COPYRIGHT 2002 English Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THIS essay argues that Phillip Noyce's film Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) uses storytelling, including a classic fairy tale structure, to highlight the importance of the living body, especially the voice, to social relations, communication and to understandings of cultural difference. Through story, Rabbit Proof Fence teaches the importance of speaking and listening. By privileging Aboriginal voices and attempting to identify with an indigenous view, the film challenges those classific...