Craven, Alison (2016) Finding Queensland in Australian Cinema Anthem Press. pp. 58-63ISBN9781783085507. Quote: "This relationship is taken further from that of the hunter when [Cora (Helen Mirren)] agrees to swim around underwater naked so that Bradley Morahan (James Mason), on artist who has settled on the island, can paint her. ... As Bradley's attention is more to the canvas then her body, the 'relationship conveyed is one that appears to be "innocent"'"
Hanson, Stuart "Walkabout" in Mills, Jean and Mills, Richard (2002) Childhood Studies: A Reader in Perspectives of Childhood, Routledge. p. 149-50ISBN9781134611973. Quote: "Underlying the film, though, is a view that all children are essentially innocent and pure. This is represented with the white children becoming more comfortable with their bodies, as they strip away their school uniforms, and find their places in nature. The tension here is the developing sensuality that the girl exudes and which is picked up by the Aboriginal boy, especially in the scene where they both swim nude in the rock pool."
Stafford, Jeff "Age of Consent (1969)" (article)TCM.com Quote: "Never one to avoid nude scenes, Mirren has several in Age of Consent but they rarely seem exploitive and often provide a striking juxtaposition of the human form against the natural beauty of the Great Barrier Reef - the real star of the film."
Gibbs, Patrick (October 8, 1971) "Walkabout, original 1971 review: 'beautiful'"The Telegraph Quote: " one scene in particular being memorable for its lyrical quality when the girl’s inhibitions seem finally to be dispersed by the force of nature and she swims nude in a deep rock pool – I’ve seen nothing so splendid in this line since Helen Mirren rose from the South Seas looking like Juno, only more so."
