{"product_id":"contemporary-australian-cinema-an-introduction-9780719053276","title":"Contemporary Australian Cinema An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text provides an introduction to the development of Australian film, in terms of prominent directors and stars, consistent themes and styles and evolving genres. This growth is traced through analysis of the most successful and best known feature films from the gothic to the camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eI INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e1. The nationalities of the cinema\u003cbr\u003e2. The prehistory of Australian cinema\u003cbr\u003e3. Representing the nation\u003cbr\u003e4. The valuable territory\u003cbr\u003e5. The big country\u003cbr\u003e6. The Australian abroad\u003cbr\u003e7. Reading the national cinema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII AUSTRALIAN GOTHIC\u003cbr\u003e8. Origins\u003cbr\u003e9. The gothic rural community\u003cbr\u003e10. The Mad Max trilogy\u003cbr\u003e11. The urban gothic\u003cbr\u003e12. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII THE PERIOD FILM\u003cbr\u003e13. The AFC genre\u003cbr\u003e14. Picnic at Hanging Rock and the literary adaptation\u003cbr\u003e15. The period film cycle\u003cbr\u003e16. Fred Schepisi's period films\u003cbr\u003e17. Newsfront: the nation on record\u003cbr\u003e18. Sirens: the parody of the period film\u003cbr\u003e19. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV THE MALE ENSEMBLE FILM\u003cbr\u003e20. Australian-ness and masculinity\u003cbr\u003e21. The working environment\u003cbr\u003e22. Sexual politics\u003cbr\u003e23. The sporting life\u003cbr\u003e24. The personal factor: between wars\u003cbr\u003e25. Sons of Anzac: The Odd Angry Shot\u003cbr\u003e26. Parabolic history\u003cbr\u003e27. Landscape cinema\u003cbr\u003e28. Male drama and the mini-series\u003cbr\u003e29. Males and mateship in 90's cinema\u003cbr\u003e30. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV NEW GLAMOUR, NEW GOTHIC: AUSTRALIAN FILMS IN THE 1990S\u003cbr\u003e31. The quota quirky\u003cbr\u003e32. The Australian film finance corporation\u003cbr\u003e33. New gothic\u003cbr\u003e34. The rite of passage film\u003cbr\u003e35. Australian road movies\u003cbr\u003e36. Glamour, kitsch and camp\u003cbr\u003e37. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilmography Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037287907671,"sku":"9780719053276","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719053276.jpg?v=1750935168","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-australian-cinema-an-introduction-9780719053276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}