When a young Australian hitchhiker, Judy (Peers), enters a prohibited forest area, she encounters Paul (Gil) whose job is spotting fires from a plane. She is invited to stay with him and his teen son, Billy. Later they go on a sightseeing flight in a "Tiger Moth" bi-plane, but having a forced landing, are accommodated by an odd elderly couple.
Cinematography
Stunning aerial shots of Victorian bushland from Tiger Moth
Acting
Davina Whitehouse's delightfully eccentric elderly couple performance
Production
Authentic 1930s bi-plane as living, breathing character
Director
Tony Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vincent Gil and Lisa Peers were virtually unknown; director Tony Williams cast for authentic awkwardness over star power. The Tiger Moth was privately owned and filming had to work around actual flight conditions.
This flopped on release but exemplifies 1970s Australian cinema's obsession with outsiders penetrating the bush—think Picnic at Hanging Light's gentler, forgotten cousin. The 'solo' title ironically describes what Paul stops being.
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