Contemporary Australian Cinema: An Introduction

by Jonathan Rayner

Provides an introduction to the products and context of the new Australian film industry which arose toward the end of the 1960s. Traces the development of Australian film, in terms of prominent directors and stars, consistent themes, styles and evolving genres. The evolution of the film genres peculiar to Australia, and the adaptation of conventional Hollywood forms (such as the musical and the road movie) are examined in detail through textual readings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719053277
• ISBN13: 9780719053276
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"