Overall, this is a pretty good, but not great film. What really caught my attention is the part that focuses on the migration of Poles to Australia following World War II. Prior to viewing "Silver City" I was not familiar with this occurrence and I found this aspect fascinating. However, the creators of the film decided to focus upon an illicit love affair between two immigrants, so the Polish migration aspect fades rather quickly and had me wondering why they selected this title since the characters don't spend much of their time in Silver City (I would have preferred to see more of this). Also, the husband (Julian) leaves his wife (Anna) for another woman (Nina) and...his wife is the better (and better-looking) person. Anna is a faithful spouse and friend who's imbued with a radiance (albeit world-weary) throughout and this undermines the plot (why would Julian leave her, even if only for a while?).
Review of Silver City
Silver City
(1984)
Good, but not great film with interesting historical context
2 April 2012
Warning: Spoilers