Andreas Gaile (New York: Rodopi, 2005) 291. “It's gritty and grimy, but surprisingly funny too, and cinematography superstar Ari Wegner does an excellent job in providing a real sense of the unforgiving landscape. Peter Careys True History of the Kelly Gang, Fabulating Beauty: Perspectives on the. Youth and tragedy collide in the Kelly Gang, and at the beating heart of this tale is the fractured and powerful love story between a mother and son. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger Harry Power (Russell Crowe) and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother (Essie Davis), Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot a campaign of anarchy and rebellion that will grip the entire country. Spanning his life from his younger years to the time leading up to his death, the film explores the story behind this legendary figure. Material relating to the 1906, 1970 (starring Mick Jagger) and 2003 (starring Heath Ledger) film versions of Kellys story is complemented by Peter Careys. Hero to some, outlaw to others, Kelly (played by 1917's George MacKay) throws a long shadow over a specific period of Australian history. Carey credited many of his research sources to Kelly historian Ian Jones, who republished Carrington’s account titled Catching the Kellys A Personal Narrative of One who Went in the Special Train along with illustrations in Ned Kelly: The Last Stand, Written and Illustrated by an Eyewitness.
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