Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2 - Softcover Edition | Film Studies & Movie Reference Book | Perfect for Film Students and Cinema Enthusiasts

Product Description

• Builds on and brings up to date the material presented in the first installment of Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, continuing 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.

Pages: 364

Published: May 2015

Size (cm): 24 x 18 x 3

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