Description
Book SynopsisThis addition to Intellect's Directory of World Cinema series turns the spotlight on Australia and New Zealand and offers an in-depth and exciting look at the cinema produced in these two countries since the turn of the twentieth century. Though the two nations share considerable cultural and economic connections, their film industries remain distinct, marked by differences of scale, level of government involvement and funding and relations with other countries and national cinemas. Through essays about prominent genres and themes, profiles of directors and comprehensive reviews of significant titles, this user-friendly guide explores the diversity and distinctiveness of films from Australia and New Zealand from Whale Rider to The Piano to Wolf Creek.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Australian Cinema – Ben Goldsmith
Directors
Cecil Holmes (1921–1994)
Michael Powell (1905–1990)
Peter Weir (1944–)
Baz Luhrmann (1962–)
Disability in the Australian Cinema
Short Films
Bushranger
War Cinema
Crime
Prison
Period
Comedy
Coming of Age
Horror
Road Movies
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Ozploitation
Introduction: New Zealand in Film 2009 – Geoff Lealand
Experimental Film – Martin Rumsby
Directors
Shirley Horrocks
Shuichi Kothari
Vincent Ward
Genre and Themes
