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| Title |
The Last New Wave, The Australian Film Revival |
| Chapter/Web article title |
Chapter 6 - Will the Real Filmaker Please Stand Up |
| Author(s) | David Stratton |
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| Country |
Australia |
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| Comments |
The chapter gives a very in depth overview of Michael Thornhillâs career and his most famous productions. The Chapter begins with a synopsis of Thornhillâs professional reputation and then gives a history of his life from when he was born, up until the late 1970âs. David Strattonâs overall opinion of Thornhill was that he possessed a rather interesting yet confusing personality, unique compared to other directors. This was evident in that he often contradicted his morals from one production to the next. Stratton acknowledges Thornhillâs contradicting ways by comparing âBetween The Warsâ (1974), which was renowned for its strong morality, to âThe Journalistâ (1979), memorable for its âsexistâ and âunfunnyâ humour.
The productions that shaped Thornhillâs career according to Stratton included âBetween The Warsâ, âThe F.J Holdenâ, âHarvest of Hateâ and âThe Journalist.â
From Strattons writing it is clear that he believes that âThe FJ Holdenâ was the most successful film of Thornhillâs career. It was acknowledged that the film found success overseas, selling in West Germany, Austria, and Sweden. Stratton also believed in 1980, at the time of publication, that the film would eventually recover its costs or it at least deserved to âbecause it is one of the most vital, energetic, honest and uncompromising Australian Films.
On the contrary, Stratton mentions the negative publicity that Thornhillâs film âThe Journalistâ received and considers it a rather poor production himself. The film can be summarised by a quote in the chapter by Berverly Tivey of the âSunday Telegraph,â which harshly refers to âThe Journalist as âa giant leap toward the days of bumbling amateurism.â
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This chapter looks at the life and career of Michael Thornhill. |
tags: David Stratton Michael Thornhill.
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