Directory of world cinema. Volume III, Australia and New Zealand / Edited by Ben Glodsmith and Geoaff Lealand.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldsmith, Ben.

Lealand, Geoffrey.

Series:

Directory of World Cinema

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Australia.

Motion picture industry.

Motion picture industry--New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brisol, UK ; Chicago, USA : Intellect, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This addition to Intellect's Directory of World Cinema series turns the spotlight on Australia and New Zealand. This ambitious volume offers an in-depth and exciting look at the cinema produced in these two countries since the turn of the twentieth century. Though the two nations share considerable cultural and economic connections, their film industries remain distinct, marked by differences of scale, level of government involvement and funding, and relations with other countries and national cinemas. Through essays about prominent genres and themes, profiles of directors, and comprehensive r

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Australian Cinema; Directors; Disability in the Australian Cinema; Short Films; Bushranger; War Cinema; Crime; Prison; Period; Comedy; Coming of Age; Horror; Road Movies; Science Fiction and Fantasy; Ozploitation; Introduction: New Zealand Film in 2009; Experimental Film; Directors; Genre and Themes; Recommended Reading; Australia & New Zealand Cinema Online; Notes on Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-75959-0

9786612759598

1-84150-342-8

OCLC:

669127201