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The article discusses the film "Australia" in relation to the Australian fiction "Capricornia" and "Poor Fellow My Country" by Xavier Herbert. It compares the contrasting motifs of the movie and the novels. The author outlines the characters in the novels and explores how aspects of these characters are similarly played out in the movie. Overviews of the movie and the novels are also given.
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Indigenous or Exotic? Trees in Australian Cinema
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , no. 10 2011; (p. 141-152) 'This article examines trees in three Australian films to assess if they are seen from a white point of view or an Indigenous point of view.' (Author's abstract)
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Indigenous or Exotic? Trees in Australian Cinema
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , no. 10 2011; (p. 141-152) 'This article examines trees in three Australian films to assess if they are seen from a white point of view or an Indigenous point of view.' (Author's abstract)
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Subjects:
- Capricornia : A Novel 1938 single work novel
- Poor Fellow My Country 1975 single work novel
- Australia 2008 single work film/TV
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