Australian Genre Film

Name: Australian Genre Film
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Australian Genre FilmAuthor(s): Kelly McWilliam, Mark David Ryan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138603141, 978-1138603141\nSynopsis\nAustralian Genre Film interrogates key genres at the core of Australias so-called new golden age of genre cinema, establishing the foundation on which more sustained research on film genre in Australian cinema can develop. \n\nThe book examines what characterises Australian cinema and its output in this new golden age, as contributors ask to what extent Australian genre film draws on widely understood (and largely Hollywood-based) conventions, as compared to culturally specific conventions of genre storytelling. As such, this book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of Australian genre film, undertaken through original analyses of 13 significant Australian genres: action, biopics, comedy, crime, horror, musical, road movie, romance, science fiction, teen, thriller, war, a.