Description
Book SynopsisBuilding on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first instalment of
Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, this volume continues the exploration of the cinema produced in Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of the twentieth century. Among the additions to this volume are in-depth treatments of the locations that feature prominently in the countries’ cinema. Essays by leading critics and film scholars consider the significance of the outback and the beach in films, which are evoked as a liminal space in
Long Weekend and a symbol of death in
Heaven’s Burning, among other films. Other contributions turn the spotlight on previously unexplored genres and key filmmakers, including Jane Campion, Rolf de Heer, Charles Chauvel and Gillian Armstrong. Accompanying the critical essays in this volume are more than one hundred and fifty new film reviews, complemented by film stills and significantly expanded references for further study. From
The Piano to
Crocodile Dundee,
Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of a consistently fascinating national cinema.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Australia
Film of the Year
Red Dog
Festival Focus
Brisbane International Film Festival
Australian Film Locations
Marketing Mix
Finding International Audiences
Star Study
Errol Flynn
Directors
Jane Campion
Arthur and Corrine Cantrill
Ken G Hall
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Action and Adventure
Australian Animated Feature Films
Comedian Comedy
Crime
Australian Gothic
Horror
Road Movie
Science Fiction
Thriller
War
The Australian Western
Introduction: New Zealand
Crossing the Ditch
Directors
Women Directors of Feature Films in New Zealand
Annie Goldson
Gaylene Preston
Director Studies
Costa Botes
Yvonne Mackay
Merata Mita
Barry Barclay
Christine Jeffs
Experimental and Documentary Film
Theatrical Documentary in New Zealand 2012
Genres of New Zealand Experimental Film
'Principled Patriotism'
Emerging Asian New Zealand Film-makers in New Zealand Cinema
