AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'The frontier outlaws of Australia and America have a long and storied relationship
with cinema. Two of the most recent cinematic adaptations of these legends, Ned
Kelly and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, act as
excellent entry points into an exploration of this subject. By comparing the narrative
structures of the two films in relation to the concept of 'the Outlaw Legend' and by
highlighting the two films' respective positionings of the spectator - as filtered by
concepts of national identity - an insight into the interwoven elements of man, myth
and movie becomes apparent.' (Editor's abstract)
Notes
-
Epigraph:
'You can kill a man but not a legend' - Tag line from Ned Kelly
'By his own approximation, Bob assassinated Jesse James over 800 times' - Narrator in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Last amended 28 Jun 2012 15:47:12
145-154
Shooting Cinematic Outlaws : Ned Kelly and Jesse James as Viewed through Film
Studies in Australasian Cinema