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Media and Society Ser.: Australian Movies and the American Dream by Glenn Lewis (1987, Hardcover)

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Number of Pages: 229. Weight: 1.11 lbs. Publication Date: 1987-11-17. Publisher: Praeger.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100275926753

ISBN-139780275926755

eBay Product ID (ePID)76992

Product Key Features

Number of Pages234 Pages

Publication NameAustralian Movies and the American Dream

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFilm / General, Popular Culture

Publication Year1987

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science

AuthorGlenn Lewis

SeriesMedia and Society Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN87-014590

Dewey Edition19

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal384/.8/0994

Table Of ContentPhotographs Preface Acknowledgments Part I: History Hollywood, the American Dream, and Australian Identity Part II: Theory Movies, Society, and Mass Communication Part III: Money Film Financing, Funding, and Marketing Part IV: Movies Taking Off: 1975-1977 Consolidation: 1978-1980 King Hits and Critical Successes: 1981-1983 Lost in America: 1984-1986 Part V: Futures Australian Movies and American Culture Selected Bibliography Name and Subject Index Movie Title Index

SynopsisThis book is thorough, well organized, and useful. It establishes background on the Australian understanding of the American dream, Austalian photography, image, and subject matter, and American influence on Australian cinema. Brief chapters summarize film theory, applicable mass communication theory, and financial practices of the Australian motion picture industry. Choice . . . presents an examination of major movies made in Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The author argues that part of the reason for the success of Australian cinema in recent years may lie with America's identification with a simpler culture, an almost wild west' atmosphere. To explore his thesis the author first offers a short history of the Australian cinema, and then a theory of film as mass communication. Communication Booknotes Lewis introduces Australian films from the 1920's and 30's and then focuses on thirty films produced between 1975 and 1987. He suggests that part of the reason for Australia's film success may lie in America's identification with a simpler culture and the portrayal of wild west type territory which is often found in Australian films. He also points out that various aspects of American culture have seeped into Australian culture and now appear in their films, making them more appealing to an American audience. He concludes this insightful study with a projection analysis for the future of Australian cinema. With its up-to-date content and analytical approach, this book will be valuable to anyone concerned with mass communication and society, cinema studies, media, or U.S.-Australian relations., This book is thorough, well organized, and useful. It establishes background on the Australian understanding of the American dream, Austalian photography, image, and subject matter, and American influence on Australian cinema. Brief chapters summarize film theory, applicable mass communication theory, and financial practices of the Australian motion picture industry. Choice . . . presents an examination of major movies made in Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The author argues that part of the reason for the success of Australian cinema in recent years may lie with America's identification with a simpler culture, an almost 'wild west' atmosphere. To explore his thesis the author first offers a short history of the Australian cinema, and then a theory of film as mass communication. Communication Booknotes Lewis introduces Australian films from the 1920's and 30's and then focuses on thirty films produced between 1975 and 1987. He suggests that part of the reason for Australia's film success may lie in America's identification with a simpler culture and the portrayal of wild west type territory which is often found in Australian films. He also points out that various aspects of American culture have seeped into Australian culture and now appear in their films, making them more appealing to an American audience. He concludes this insightful study with a projection analysis for the future of Australian cinema. With its up-to-date content and analytical approach, this book will be valuable to anyone concerned with mass communication and society, cinema studies, media, or U.S.-Australian relations.

LC Classification NumberPN1993