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'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 in films of the outback and the beach, which is 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 new film reviews, complemented by full-colour film stills and significantly expanded references for further study. From The Piano to Red Dog, from Pictures to The Orator, Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of two similar – but also different – consistently fascinating national cinemas.' (Publication summary)
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Gothic Contagion
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 377 2015; (p. 39)
— Review of Directory of World Cinema : Australia and New Zealand 2 2015 anthology criticism
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Gothic Contagion
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 377 2015; (p. 39)
— Review of Directory of World Cinema : Australia and New Zealand 2 2015 anthology criticism