Directory of World Cinema – Australia and New Zealand 2 - Softcover

Goldsmith, Ben; Lealand, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841506346 ISBN 13: 9781841506340

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2015

Synopsis

Building on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first installment of Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand, this volume continues 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, Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of a consistently fascinating national cinema.

About this title

About the Author:

Ben Goldsmith is a senior research fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, based at Swinburne University of Technology. Geoff Lealand is associate professor of screen and media studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Mark David Ryan is senior lecturer in Film, Screen and Animation at the University of Queensland of Technology.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1841506346
• ISBN 13: 9781841506340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320