Australian post-war documentary film : an arc of mirrors / / Deane Williams

• Autore: Williams Deane
• Pubblicazione: Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 791; 791.433; 808.823
• Soggetto topico: Documentary films - Australia - 20th century - History and criticism; Nonfiction films - Australia - 20th century - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.; Includes filmography.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Australian post-war documentary film
• ISBN: 1-281-78607-1; 9786611786076; 1-84150-259-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816668003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II