| Australian National Cinema Contributor(s): O'Regan, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415057302 ISBN-13: 9780415057301 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1996 Annotation: Since 1970 Australian film has enjoyed a revival. This book contains detailed critiques of the key films of this period and uses them to illustrate the recent theories on the international and the local cinema industries. Taking as its starting point Bazin's question "What is cinema?" author Tom O'Regan asks what the construct of a "national" cinema means, and looks at the broader concept from a different angle, taking film beyond the confines of "art" and into the broader cultural world. Situating Australian cinema in its historical and cultural perspective, "Australian National Cinema" provides valuable insight into the issues that have been raised by film policy, the cinema marketplace, and informed discourse on film production strategies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 96001055 |
| Series: National Cinemas Series |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6.38" W x 9.48" (1.50 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tom O'Regan's book is the first of its kind on Australian post-war cinema. It takes as its starting point Bazin's question 'What is cinema?'and asks what the construct of a 'national' cinema means. It looks at the broader concept from a different angle, taking film beyond the confines of 'art' into the broader cultural world. O'Regan's analysis situates Australian cinema in its historical and cultural perspective producing a valuable insight into the issues that have been raised by film policy, the cinema market place and public discourse on film production strategies. Since 1970 Australian film has enjoyed a revival. This book contains detailed critiques of the key films of this period and uses them to illustrate the recent theories on the international and Australian cinema industries. Its conclusions on the nature of the nation's cinema and the discourses within it are relevant within a far wider context; film as a global phenomenon. |