When Murray Whelan (David Wenham) goes to visit Giles Aubrey (Alex Menglet), the two young boys with him are wearing black masks/ helmets in the manner of Ned Kelly, the most famous Australian bushranger. Given the Arts theme of the movie, the helmets are also likely to be an homage to the series of Ned Kelly paintings by Australian artist, Sydney Nolan, who painted a large series of paintings about Ned Kelly which featured Kelly's helmet as the central motif.