Mr. Cripes Blimey: The Clock that Turned Backwards

Mr. Cripes Blimey: The Clock that Turned Backwards

A literary fable adapted from the acclaimed avant-garde film by Saidin Salkic

A strange little masterpiece has arrived.

Mr. Cripes Blimey is an imaginative journey into a world where ordinary things begin to behave in extraordinary ways.

On his 89th birthday, Mr. Cripes Blimey wakes to discover that his familiar world has changed. His television has disappeared. Everyday routines no longer make sense. And his mysterious clock appears to be turning backwards.

What begins as a peculiar mystery becomes a thoughtful and whimsical exploration of time, memory, ageing, curiosity, and the unexpected possibilities hidden within everyday life.

Adapted from filmmaker and writer Saidin Salkic's acclaimed Australian avant-garde film Mr. Cripes Blimey, this unique literary work brings cinema and literature together in a rare creative transformation: a film reborn as a book.

Originally featuring celebrated Australian performer John Flaus, the film was recognised by Australian filmmaker and critic Bill Mousoulis as one of the notable Australian films of 2023.

Now reimagined for young readers, families, and school communities, Mr. Cripes Blimey offers opportunities for discussion around:

• storytelling and adaptation
• imagination and creative expression
• the nature of time and memory
• ageing and intergenerational understanding
• seeing the extraordinary within ordinary life

A peculiar adventure.
A comic mystery.
A philosophical journey.

A film transformed into literature.

Mr. Cripes Blimey: The Clock that Turned Backwards
by Saidin Salkic