Celluloid Heroes Down Under: Australian Film, 1970-2000

by Theodore F. Sheckels

With films such as Muriel's Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert finding recent success in American theaters, Australian cinema has never been as popular in North America as it is today. This new study argues that post-1970 Australian film is best described not as exhibiting phenomenal variety but as focused on a conception of heroism characterized by the love of freedom, the resentment of authority, and attachment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275976777
• ISBN13: 9780275976774
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 10.3"