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'The trials and tribulations of love, sex and romance for five university students.'
Source: Screen Australia.
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Works about this Work
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Love and Other Catastrophes
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Melbourne on Film : Cinema That Defines Our City 2022; -
More Than Just a Gay Pun : the Changing Nature of Australian Queer Film Criticism
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 13 no. 2-3 2019; (p. 51-66)'This essay looks at the critical reception of Australian queer cinema demonstrating the difference in reviews of queer Australian films. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Elliot, Stephan. 1994. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Sydney: Roadshow Distribution) and The Sum of Us (Dowling, Kevin, and Geoff Burton. 1994. The Sum of Us. Sydney: Southern Star) will be compared to films that came later in the 1990s, notably Love and Other Catastrophes (Croghan, Emma-Kate. 1996. Love and Other Catastrophes. Sydney: Fox Searchlight), The Well (Lang, Samantha. 1997. The Well. Sydney: Southern Star) and Head On (Kokkinos, Ana. 1998. Head On. Melbourne: Umbrella Entertainment). These later films managed to generate buzz on the queer film festival circuit as well as at general international film festivals. Their queerness attracts international LGBTQ audiences while, secondly, genre-related elements have the potential to attract a wider cinephile audience. I will utilise paratextual elements, particularly reviews during their film festival and theatrical runs, to demonstrate how they cross-over to wider audiences. In investigating their framing and reception, these films increasingly engage audiences through their genre signifiers. This essay demonstrates that the discourse around Australian queer cinema has matured to offer multi-faceted perspectives.' (Publication abstract)
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“A Very YES, AND Person” : An Interview with Emma-Kate Croghan
2018
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— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , June no. 87 2018; -
'I Will Survive!' : Australia's 10 Best LGBT Films
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 April 2016;
— Review of The Getting Of Wisdom 1978 single work film/TV ; The Sum of Us 1994 single work film/TV ; 52 Tuesdays 2014 single work film/TV ; The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 single work film/TV ; Head On 1998 single work film/TV ; Love and Other Catastrophes 1996 single work film/TV ; Remembering the Man 2015 single work film/TV ; The Suicide Theory 2014 single work film/TV -
Dual Occupancy : Melbourne and the Feminist Drama of Dwelling in Monkey Grip
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , March vol. 5 no. 3 2012; (p. 333-342) 'Monkey Grip is viewed as a film that evokes the sexual politics of feminism and of city life, and can thus be seen as both a feminist film and a 'Melbourne film', a convergence that emerges in other films made and set in Melbourne, including Love and Other Catastrophes. The city appears as a centre of dwelling and habitation, with attention drawn to the spectacle of the interiors of the residences, in which much of the action occurs, and with reflection on the conditions and values of production. Bachelard's notion of the house image is applied to distinguish the performances of gender from those in films in non-urban settings.' (Editor's abstract)
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Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , September-October no. 9 2000;
— Review of Love and Other Catastrophes 1996 single work film/TV -
'I Will Survive!' : Australia's 10 Best LGBT Films
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 April 2016;
— Review of The Getting Of Wisdom 1978 single work film/TV ; The Sum of Us 1994 single work film/TV ; 52 Tuesdays 2014 single work film/TV ; The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 single work film/TV ; Head On 1998 single work film/TV ; Love and Other Catastrophes 1996 single work film/TV ; Remembering the Man 2015 single work film/TV ; The Suicide Theory 2014 single work film/TV -
Brazen Brides, Grotesque Daughters, Treacherous Mothers : Women's Funny Business in Australian Cinema from Sweetie to Holy Smoke
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , November-December no. 23 2002; Womenvision : Women and the Moving Image in Australia 2003; (p. 167-182) Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences. -
Cinematic and Televisual Cities
2012-2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , March vol. 5 no. 3 2012; (p. 215-221) 'This article introduces the nine articles that comprise the 'Cities' issue of Studies in Australasian Cities. Established and emerging scholars explore cities in Australian and New Zealand film and television. Articles cover aspects of media production, reception and exhibition in particular cities, studies of various city characters and spaces, and analyses of the relationship between representations of a city on-screen and the 'real' city.' (Editor's abstract)
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Dual Occupancy : Melbourne and the Feminist Drama of Dwelling in Monkey Grip
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , March vol. 5 no. 3 2012; (p. 333-342) 'Monkey Grip is viewed as a film that evokes the sexual politics of feminism and of city life, and can thus be seen as both a feminist film and a 'Melbourne film', a convergence that emerges in other films made and set in Melbourne, including Love and Other Catastrophes. The city appears as a centre of dwelling and habitation, with attention drawn to the spectacle of the interiors of the residences, in which much of the action occurs, and with reflection on the conditions and values of production. Bachelard's notion of the house image is applied to distinguish the performances of gender from those in films in non-urban settings.' (Editor's abstract)
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Love and Other Catastrophes
2012
single work
essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 92-93) -
“A Very YES, AND Person” : An Interview with Emma-Kate Croghan
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , June no. 87 2018;
Awards
- 1996 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Original Screenplay
- 1996 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film