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almahu_9948126496102882
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1 online resource (224 pages) :
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illustrations (black & white); digital, PDF file(s).
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Electronic reproduction. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2017. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9781526125736 (eBook)
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9781526125743 (eBook)
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Manchester Gothic
Content:
Films and trends discussed include: the period film and Picnic at Hanging Rock; the Gothic film and the Mad Max trilogy; camp and kitsch comedy and the Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert. The evolution of the film genres peculiar to Australia, and the adaptation of conventional Hollywood forms (such as the musical and the road movie) are examined in detail through textual readings of landmark films. The key issue of the revival (the definition, representation and propagation of a national image) is woven through analysis of the new Australian cinema :Traces the development of Australian film, in terms of prominent directors and stars, consistent themes, styles and evolving genres.
Content:
Provides an introduction to the products and context of the new Australian film industry which arose toward the end of the 1960s. Traces the development of Australian film, in terms of prominent directors and stars, consistent themes, styles and evolving genres. The evolution of the film genres peculiar to Australia, and the adaptation of conventional Hollywood forms (such as the musical and the road movie) are examined in detail through textual readings of landmark films. Films and trends discussed include: the period film and Picnic at Hanging Rock; the Gothic film and the Mad Max trilogy; camp and kitsch comedy and the Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert. The key issue of the revival (the definition, representation and propagation of a national image) is woven through analysis of the new Australian cinema.
Note:
Preface〈BR〉I INTRODUCTION〈BR〉1. The nationalities of the cinema〈BR〉2. The prehistory of Australian cinema〈BR〉3. Representing the nation〈BR〉4. The valuable territory〈BR〉5. The big country〈BR〉6. The Australian abroad〈BR〉7. Reading the national cinema〈BR〉〈BR〉II AUSTRALIAN GOTHIC〈BR〉8. Origins〈BR〉9. The gothic rural community〈BR〉10. The Mad Max trilogy〈BR〉11. The urban gothic〈BR〉12. Conclusion〈BR〉〈BR〉III THE PERIOD FILM〈BR〉13. The AFC genre〈BR〉14. Picnic at Hanging Rock and the literary adaptation〈BR〉15. The period film cycle〈BR〉16. Fred Schepisi's period films〈BR〉17. Newsfront: the nation on record〈BR〉18. Sirens: the parody of the period film〈BR〉19. Conclusion〈BR〉〈BR〉IV THE MALE ENSEMBLE FILM〈BR〉20. Australian-ness and masculinity〈BR〉21. The working environment〈BR〉22. Sexual politics〈BR〉23. The sporting life〈BR〉24. The personal factor: between wars〈BR〉25. Sons of Anzac: The Odd Angry Shot〈BR〉26. Parabolic history〈BR〉27. Landscape cinema〈BR〉28. Male drama and the mini-series〈BR〉29. Males and mateship in 90's cinema〈BR〉30. Conclusion〈BR〉〈BR〉V NEW GLAMOUR, NEW GOTHIC: AUSTRALIAN FILMS IN THE 1990S〈BR〉31. The quota quirky〈BR〉32. The Australian film finance corporation〈BR〉33. New gothic〈BR〉34. The rite of passage film〈BR〉35. Australian road movies〈BR〉36. Glamour, kitsch and camp〈BR〉37. Conclusion〈BR〉〈BR〉CONCLUSION〈BR〉〈BR〉Filmography Bibliography
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Additional Edition:
Print version: Rayner, Jonathan. Contemporary Australian cinema : an introduction, ISBN 9780719053269N
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English
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