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13th Floor, The 112 Angel Baby 150, 154 27A: 150, 151–153, 154, 156 Animal Logic 135 806: The Beginning 134 Annie’s Coming Out 150 2084: 135 apocalypse 136–37 armed robbery, see crime A City’s Child 156 art films 29–43, 98–101 A Country Practice 143 arthouse films 29 A Fortunate Life 44 artistic tendencies, social realism 150–51 A Trip to the Moon 130 Attack Force Z 22 Abbott, Brendan 44 Australia ABC, TV dramas 45–46 adventure films 15–17 Abigail (actor) 68 Australian-ness of films 1–3 accident, see chance biographical films 44–46 action-adventure films 17–19 detective films 91–92 action melodrama 190 film comedy tradition 71–72 actors see also individual actors by name e.g. film genres 1–8, 12 Gibson, Mel musical films 117–18 in comedies 64–65 social changes in 155 in school-related dramas 176 women’s films 193–94 actuality 47 Australian Dream 151 adolescence, see teen films Australian Film Commission adventure films 13–28 AFC genre film 7–8 action-adventure films 17–19 funding 131–134 comedies as 58–59 on comedies 57–58 criminal capers 76–78 Australian Film Institute awards 145 Adventures of Barry McKenzie 20, Australian Rules 182 65 auteur theory 32–34 Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the authorial expressivity 32 Desert 122 autonomous genres 4–5 aesthetic adventure 34–35 avant-garde practice 30 AFC genre film see also funding 8 affective qualities 157 Backroads 148, 149, 153, 154 Affron, C. 191–193 backstage musicals 122–23 AFI awards 145 Bad Boy Bubby 118, 150, 153 Against the Wind 85 Bad Eggs 98 Alexandra’s Project 40 Bank, The 77, 163 Alison’s Birthday 107, 111 Barry McKenzie series 20, 65 All Men Are Liars 181 Basinger, J. 191–193 All That Heaven Allows 195 Big Hurt, The 92–94 Alvin Purple 61–64 Big Steal, The 153 Alvin Purple Rides Again 68 Billy’s Holiday 126–128 Amazing Colossal Man 104 biographical films 44–56, 120–21 213

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214 Index oeis57–72 comedies Fighting Out Come Coma Dead Me Colour coincidence, 11–12 classification 65 John Clarke, Edge City’s A Child, City’s 173–74 audience teenage cinemas, 135 Roger Christian, Chopper 66 comedy in childishness 15 Charles Chauvel, 167–68 80–81, 151–153 chases films realism social in character, chance 196– Michael and Lindy 31 Chamberlain, films art in causation Child Cathy’s The Castle, The Paris, Ate That Cars 185 153, 148, cars 59–60 comedy caper Buddies 84–86 Bryan Brown, Morant Breaker Dae Nu Bran 112 films brain The Boys, boys, 109 108, Terry Bourke, 89–90 David Bordwell, Bootmen Bootleg Busters Blues Bloodmoon Bloodlust Oath Blood Money Blood 92–94, films bloke Blackrock Blackfellas okr 204 ‘ocker’ 97–98 in detectives 10 genre abstract an as 19 films adventure in 69 comedies in 22–23 films adventure in 198 films teen Lantana see 94–97 100 20 ahrsnrltosis males; relationships; father-son 8 35,82 53–55, 48, 2,181 122, 113 149 1 4,12 154 152, 148, 81, 149 132 66,69 66–67, 108 22 see 39 127 79 119 156 156 chance 2 85 22, 168 e also see 149 0,138 107, males edEdDrive-In Dead-End Calm Dead 134 Rolf Heer, de Dawn! 182–84 relationships daughter-father Enemy the Dating The Room, Dark City Dark 169–70 settings dangerous Song My to Me Dance 123–24 films musical in dance Doll Dallas 67 series Dave’ and ‘Dad 148 realism social of cycles 138 cyborgnetics Cut 10 Studies Cultural Dundee Crocodile 73–86, crime A Practice, Country Cosi orpin8–4 161, 82–84, corruption Change Cool 174 D. Considine, 28 films adventure of conservatism 3–4 genres complex 181–184 films coming-of-age 66–67 types comic igie162–64 disguise 17 films disaster Deeds Dirty 35 sound diegetic Flesh the in Devil 157, 101, 87–94, films detective 159 158, 90, C. Derry, The Delinquents, 184–186 delinquents itm f159 of victims 184–186 films teen 104–05 in order social 74–78 films robbery 78–79 killers professional 94–95 90, procedurals police 82–84 crime organized 160–61 113–14, film in murders 157–58 73, films gangster 157–58 87–101, 29–30, films detective 53–55 biographies criminal oil59 social 59 slapstick 179 170 crime 2,124 122, 51 3,139 135, 58 6,165–167 160, 4 85 84, 19 e also see 160 eis1–0 8 70–71, 58, 19–20, series 185–186 181 69 3,140 132, 143 suspense 198–199 e also see crime e also see www.cambridge.org Index 215 164 www.cambridge.org funding 181 150 protagonists see 177, 194 see 92–94, 161 80 77 156 119 122, 124 77 67 91 156 122, 181 20 22 131 father-daughter relationships; teen see films; women Australian film and 1–12 inquiry into 11–12 for horror films 106–108 for period films 36 for science fiction 131–134 Helfgott, David 48, 49–53 heroes and heroines, heroism 23, 52–53 hesitation 102–105 high life 82–84 High Rolling historical genres 5 Hitchcock, Alfred 158–159 Hogan, Paul 19, 64 Hollywood films, genre in 8–11 horror films 102–116, 178–181 Hostage: The Christine Maresch Story Hayseeds, The Heartbreak Kid, The Heaven Tonight Heaven’s Burning Gettin’ Square ghosts in horror filmsGhosts 113 of the Civil Dead government support, Gattaca Gehring, W. D. 9 gender reversal in adventure filmsgeneric 25 difference 3–6 genre 203–205 Gentle Strangers Gibson, Mel 18 Ginnane, Anthony I. 133 girls, global consciousness 136–37 Good Afternoon Goodbye Paradise Grant, B. K. 9 grief, in women’s films 199–201 Grim Pickings Hard Word, The gags in comedies 68–71 Gallipoli gangster films 73, 157–58 Garage Days groups, in adventure films 23–24 Hammers over the Anvil Hannay, David 109 hard-boiled detection 87 Hard Knocks women’s 16 see also 149 85, 92 musical films 44 16 148, 152, 153, 156 women’s films 134 150 see see 196–198 169 160 160 87 149 161 135, 138 181, 182 133, 137 168 films 132–134 136–37 Australian Film Commission 131–134 effect on film types 7–8 for adventure films 15–16 for art films 34 friendship 182 Fringe Dwellers, The Freedom Freedom Deep fugitives 80–81, 167–68 funding Forty Thousand Horsemen Fair Game Expressionism and horror films 105–6 fairy tale musicals 126 fantastic, the 102–105, 130 Far East father-daughter relationships 182–84 father-son relationships 46–53 female cinema 191–193, feminism 149 FFC 131–134 Fighting Back film musicals, Film Finance Corporation film noir Final Cut Fingleton, Tony 50–52 FJ Holden, The folk musicals 126 Fortress Fortunate Life, A Flirting Euro-American art film 35–38 European art films 30–31 evanescent genres 4–5 Evil Angels Eureka Stockade Epsilon erotic films, elementary genres 3–4 Elsaesser, Thomas 188 Empty Beach, The end of the world in science fiction documentaries 150–51 dramatization 152 dystopias 137–40 End Game D.O.A. © Cambridge University Press More information Index Albert Moran and Errol Vieth Albert Moran 978-0-521-61327-9 - Film in Australia: An Introduction in Australia: - Film 978-0-521-61327-9 Cambridge University Press University Cambridge More information Index Albert MoranandErrolVieth 978-0-521-61327-9 -FilminAustralia:AnIntroduction Cambridge UniversityPress © Cambridge University Press

216 Index ihhree,The Lighthorsemen, Piazza the in Light Life World the Saves Patterson Les Lune la dans Voyage Le The Wave, Last 139–40 Lantana 37, film in landscape Bagman the and Kitty Kill or Kiss The Wonder, Day Two the of King Sea Coral the of King Kick 64 Graham Kennedy, 64 Cecil Kellaway, 173 shows television of juvenating Reach of Out Just 68–71 comedies in jokes Jedda 110 John Jarratt, Story Japanese Postscript A Jill: and Jack Sea the Beneath from Came It investigations, The Intruder, 36 films 66–67 ‘interior’ 48, with struggle institutions, 167–68 67, innocents Damned the of Inn 161–62 Indonesia 149 119, peoples indigenous Gate Raven’s at Incident Anna of Search In 162–64 thrillers in impersonation 150 realism social in illness, Box Idiot 162–64 concealing identity, 175 films teen of hybridization 65 Barry Humphries, 136 fiction 48 science in humanness effort of location as form human Marsupials The III: Howling ihnn Jack Lightning oes78–79 loners 169–70 151–153, location 164–65 nightmares living Fish 47–48 Little of biopics figures, literary Lion the to Listen 5,151–153 150, 2,13 181 123, 122, 192 8 8 118 98, 38, 149 5,192 156, 80 111 see 19 199–201 0,111 107, 156 156 rm;dtciefilms detective crime; 2 33 32, 195 109 7 22 17, 16 83 130 0,13 3,134 133, 113, 107, 105 115 65 131 98 ieadStefani and Mike Skin Metal 10 genres meta 143 150 films message realism social in disturbance, mental men, 188–189 films women’s in melodrama, 13 literature romance medieval 124–126 tradition mediating Matrix 23 mateship Commander and Master 162–64 masquerade III Howling The Marsupials: Time Marking 153 characters 119–121 2, marginalized genres of instances marginal Marauders The Tree, Mango The River, Snowy from Man males Malcolm 3–4 genres major 165–167 monster versus maid Outlaws the and Lorca Alibrandi for Looking Ways Both Look aiin The Magician, magic Max Mad 194–196 181–184, love Things Lost oa hlpe110 Philippe Mora, 165–167 thrillers in ‘monsters’ The Mask, Monkey’s okyGrip Monkey The Movers, Money Damien Father of Story The Molokai: 65 Mick Molloy, 19 films adventure modes, 38–42 30, modernism oigOn Moving Mouth to Mouth Rouge Moulin ruldgy 148–49 guys troubled 20 protagonists people the of man 92–94 crime investigating 47 subjects biopic as aia els 151 realism magical 126–128 musicals in 137 in dystopia 18 film adventure as see eis135 series males 67–69 rlg 131–134 trilogy 4,185 149, 114 156 179 1,151–153 118, 122 182 79 156 5,13 5,156 154, 153, 152, 181 4–4,14 156 154, 146–148, 75–76 96 184 135 16 9 21 19, 115 www.cambridge.org 48 Index 217 www.cambridge.org 122 16 36, 107, 131–134, 31, 32, 33 45 males; women 26, 149 120 156 actors 16 21 see also 151–153, 156 see 108, 110, 114 156, 192 85, 122 66 156 action-adventure films 17 adventure films 14, 19–20 biographical films 47–48 criminal biographies 53–55 in melodramas 190 loners 78–79 passion, melodrama of 190 Peaches Pearce, Reg 146–148 Peoples, David 134, 135 performers, period films 35–38 Phantom Stockman, The Phantom, The Picnic at Hanging Rock Pirate Movie, The Pirie, D. 8–11 Pizza Plains of Heaven, The Poe, Edgar Allan 73–74 poetic realism 125 poetics of adventure 13–15 police procedurals 90, 94–95 political intrigue 161–62 Postcard Bandit, The postmodernism 136–37 Priscilla Queen of the Desert problem films 142 procedural films 75, 90, 94–95 professional killers in filmprogressive 78–79 films 94 Promised Woman protagonists, Proyas, Alex 134 psychology, in horror films 106 psychotraumatic thrillers 166 punk gothic 140 pursuit 80–81, 167–68 puzzle films 29, 36–37 Queensland Rabbit Proof Fence racing against time 168–69 Rafferty, Chips 16 raised-problem 42 Rats of Tobruk Razorback Read, Mark ‘Chopper’ 53–55 realisms 40, 105, 144–45 Rebel rebels 184–186 6–8 133 181 22 37 156 16 crime 113–14, 160–61, 200 181 134 137 108 91 69 34–35 110, 113 50 see also 156 Shine 165–167 in social realism films 153–54 in women’s films 193 vs. non-narrative 4 in adventure films 19 Japanese Story ‘Rach Three’ 50 in art films 30–31 in comedies 58–60, 67–69 in melodrama 191 in musical films 120–21 in Palm Beach parents 49–53, 149 parody 19, 114–15 Part One: 806 On the Beach Oxford Companion to Australian Film Oyster Farmer, The One Perfect Day operettas 119–20 ordeals in horror filmsorganized 113–14 crime 82–84 oscillatory pattern 24 Otto, Miranda 109 Out of It outback in science fiction filmsoutlaws as 139–40 fugitives 80–81 Overlanders, The Nugget, The ‘ocker’ films 67, 204 Odd Angry Shot, The non-narrative systems 4 nonconformity in teen filmsNostradamus 184–186 Kid, The Neale, S. 10, 74 Neo-Realism 146 new musicals 121–24 new wave art films 29 Night of Fear Nightmares nature in film 37,Navigator, 139–40 The: A Medieval Odyssey Mulcahy, Russell 110 Murder Call murders, music musical films 117–129 My Brilliant Career narrative © Cambridge University Press More information Index Albert Moran and Errol Vieth Albert Moran 978-0-521-61327-9 - Film in Australia: An Introduction in Australia: - Film 978-0-521-61327-9 Cambridge University Press University Cambridge More information Index Albert MoranandErrolVieth 978-0-521-61327-9 -FilminAustralia:AnIntroduction Cambridge UniversityPress © Cambridge University Press

218 Index estv e-g Killer New-Age 105–06 Sensitive films horror in science, 130–141 fiction science 175–178 films school Saw 59 comedy satirical Jugger the of Salute 132 108, 107, SAFC Empty on Running Guns the from Running Stomper Romper 21, heroines romantic 60 comedy romantic 198–99 90, romance The Man, Poly Roly Arms Under Robbery oilraim142–156 realism social order social 179 films slasher 71–72 59, comedy slapstick Rain the in Singin’ 145 significance Luck Showgirl’s O’Keefe Johnny of Story The Shout: 173 malls shopping Aliens the Versus Thompson Shirley The Shiralee, Shine 109 Jim Sharman, Shame sex 25 17, queens serial 191 sentiment 74–78, films robbery 140 films road 181–184 passage of rites Risk 119 revues The Invincible, Captain of Return 64 ‘Mo’ Roy Rene, The Removalists, Redball in 104 films horror in 71–72 59, comedies in 14–15 films adventure in 60–64 comedies sex 160–61 thrillers in 181–184 age of coming eis108 series 121 109 121 h erbekKid Heartbreak The 5 86 85, 8 95,5,150 55, 49–53, 48, 5 154 25, 94 86 117 4–4,151 148–149, 156 127 149 3,18 139 138, 135, 97 16 e also see e also see 167 78 177 crime melodrama 19, engr 172–187 teenagers 172–187 films teen 11 taxonomy 134 John Tatoulis, 125 tales tall Upstream Swimming Talker Sweet suspense 17–18 narratives survival 158–159 67–69, surprise 113–14, films horror in supernatural 10 supergenres Secrets of Summer 196–198 suffering 5 genres subtractive subgenres 191 stylization Ballroom Strictly 81–82 life street Hero Street 7 David Stratton, 120–21 storylines Stone Stir 66–67 comedy in stereotypes Starship Struck Star 89 construction’ ‘staircase Fright Stage Taylor Squizzy Spotswood Clouds the of Gremlins Air, the of Spirits 141 133–34, effects special Green Soylent 107, Corporation Film Australian South Steel of Sons 46–53 relationships son-father 143 films sociological ofCreek Wolf 171 as thrillers 123–24 in dance and music 181–184 age of coming 157–171 92, 90, thrillers in 67–69 comedies in 159–70 thrillers 148–51 realism social 58–60 comedies 13–28 films adventure 150 110 179–80 140 132 108, 132 135 66–67 122 181 110 19 85 s178–181 as 103 8 83 78, 2,124–126 122, 0,112 107, 95,55, 49–53, www.cambridge.org 133, Index 219 www.cambridge.org 161 156 181 149, 150 113 130 16 100 protagonists 32–34 181 108, 110, 114 teen films see also see as adventure heroes 25–27 as investigators 94–97 as victims in thrillers 164 female cinema 191–193 in social realism films 149 female cinema 191–193 melodrama in 188–189 protagonists 192 romantic heroines 21 women as adventure heroes 25–27 as teen horror film 178–181 location of 169–170 zany comedy 59, 71 zigzag construction 201 Zombie Brigade, The youth, You Can’t See Round Corners Williams, Ron Maslyn 146–148 Windsurfer Yackety Yack Year My Voice Broke, The Year of Living Dangerously, The With Time to Kill women’s films 60, 188–202 worthiness 145 Wrong Side of the Road Wolf Creek women, victims of crime 159,Voyage 164–65 dans la Lune Walk into Paradise Walker, Michael 190 Wallace, George 64 Wan, James 111 Wannell, Leigh 111 war films 16, 22–25 westerns 16 whodunits 87–90 see second 138 130 136 88 76 156 137 156 84 62, 64 149 crime , titles beginning with 102, 108 see 194–196 word of title ... horror films 111–13 science fiction 136–40 social realism films 155–156 biographical mini series 45 comedy on 57, 65 detective shows 91 school-related dramas 176 teenage audiences 173 troubled guys 148–49 Tudawali Twelve Monkeys Two Hands undead in horror filmsunderground 112–13 civilizations 139–40 Tomashevsky, Boris 4, 204 tones, in adventure films 19 Touch and Go types of social realismtypology 148–51 of genres 11 Tracker, The Trip to the Moon, A Three To Go Time Guardian, The time limits 168–69 Todorov, Tzvetan 4, 102–105 Tom Jones Three Dollars thrillers 157–171, 190 thrills 159 Tim theft, themes theoretical genres 5 Thirst the fantastic 102–105 The Telotte, J. P. 121 Terror By Night television © Cambridge University Press More information Index Albert Moran and Errol Vieth Albert Moran 978-0-521-61327-9 - Film in Australia: An Introduction in Australia: - Film 978-0-521-61327-9 Cambridge University Press University Cambridge