Certainly, this statement is relevant when discussing the cultural cringe ocker films of the 70`s, the subsequent smattering of self-concious art house films, the wholesome period films of the AFC genre' and the glossy, "tourist trap- films of the 80`s supported by the IOBA tax shelter scheme for film makers. ... Australian films of the 20`s, 30`s and 40`s portrayed the country as ... ... The ocker film period therefore reveals the Australian national identiy at its most unflattering. ... Films throughout the later 70's were the fruits of plentiful funding by the Australian Film +...

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