Walkabout (1971)

Easily Nicholas Roeg's best film, it's the story of two British children, a sixteen year old girl and her little seven year old brother who find themselves lost in the Australian outback.   Along arrives a sixteen year old Aboriginal hunter out on his own, who takes them under his protective wing and soon they're on a trek through the wilderness as a family unit.  The imagery, symbolism, inventive, editing, and music is like a great poem about life.  I honestly will never forget this film.  It's an  example of how film can be more than just a narrative device to tell a story but also a textural art form capable of its own unique magic.  Grade: A