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UNINA9910782383103321 |
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Autore |
Williams Deane |
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Titolo |
Australian post-war documentary film [[electronic resource] ] : an arc of mirrors / / Deane Williams |
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Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-78607-1 |
9786611786076 |
1-84150-259-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (178 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Documentary films - Australia - 20th century - History and criticism |
Nonfiction films - Australia - 20th century - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
Includes filmography. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Grierson Diminished; Chapter 1: A Realist Film Unit and Association in Australia; Chapter 2: Cecil Holmes's Folk Politics: The Intertextuality of Three in One; Chapter 3: John Heyer's International Perspective: The Overlanders, The Valley is Ours, The Back of Beyond; Chapter 4: The Neo-Realism of Mike and Stefani; Chapter 5: Settler Journeys; Filmography; References; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The post-war period in Australian cultural history sparked critical debate over notions of nation-building, multiculturalism and internationalization. Australian Post-War Documentary Film tackles all these issues in a considered and wide-ranging analysis of government, institutional and also radical documentaries. On one level, the book is a selective history of Australian documentary film in the immediate post-war years. It also charts the rise of a progressive film culture. As a whole it is a thorough study of the international flows of film culture. Williams illustrates these themes by crit |
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