Seminarleiter: Prof. Dr. Graham Huggan

Autor: M. Endres, Connollystr.3, D 80809 München

Australian national cinema 1970-2000:

A window to the chancing face of Australian national

1. National cinema - an introduction S. 04 - 06

1.1 “The Hollywoodisation” phenomenon S. 03 - 04 1.2 Australian national cinema S. 04

2. Elements of National identity S. 06 - 10

1.1 The “Hollywoodisation” phenomenon

It’s out of question that today’s cinema landscape is strongly dominated by the American film industry. The massive dominance of Hollywood […] has left the film industries of other countries facing a choice between two different options for survival. On the one hand […] the possibility of attempting to emulate

institutions and issues.'

O’Regan, Tom. Australian National Cinema. London: Routledge, 1996.

The central character of Mick Dundee was presented as the lovable Aussie larrakin bloke-brash, crude and unworldly, yet attractive and appealing through his innocence and rough humour. He contrasted strongly with self-confident city woman, Sue. Their romance is flamed by Sue, who conveniently metamorphises into a damsel in distress when taken out of her American big-city surroundings and placed in the Aussie outback. She is forced to rely on part -'legend', part Bushman, Mick, amidst a glossy, extended tourist commercial of outback Australia. The beauty, isolation and ruggedness of the Australian landscape was compared to the hectic city lifestyle of New York, with shots of the Twin Towers, business people milling through crowded streets, discos and prostitutes.

Some topics in this essay:
Hanging Rock, Crocodile Dundee, Barry McKenzie”, Barry McKenzie, National Cinema, Desert’ Australia, National Cinema-, Spoils Spoilers, Whilst Australian, European-derived Australian, australian films, national cinema, australian film, australian national, crocodile dundee, national identity, ocker films, australian national cinema, australian cinema, afc genre, australian audiences, australian films 90's, afc genre films, adventures priscilla queen, picnic hanging rock,