New Australian Cinema - Sources and Parallels in American and British Film (Paperback, New)

The institutions and products of the Australian film industry have been extensively surveyed, yet few analyses consider the sources of the film revival that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. This book represents a body of thinking about Australian cinema that asks where the origins of films lie. The book begins by tracing the indebtedness of Australian cinema to the classical narrative style of Hollywood film-making, with its firm grasp of melodrama. It continues by comparing the problems faced by the 'high' British cinema of the 1940s and 1950s with those faced by Australia in the 1970s and 1980s in the attempts by both countries to establish national film industries. New Australian Cinema will increase the scope of the discussion about the revival of Australian cinema and help us to make cultural sense of the films themselves.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Brian McFarlane • Geoff Mayer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	276
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-38768-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-38768-X
Barcode:	9780521387682

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