| Reference Type |
chapter
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| Title |
An Australian Film Reader |
| Chapter/Web article title |
Black Australia and Film: only if it makes money |
| Author(s) | Anne Hutton |
| Editor(s) | Albert Moran,Tom O'Regan |
| Town |
Sydney |
| State |
NSW |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
00-00-1985 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
333-337 |
| Comments |
Important in reading 'Walkabout' as a 'white man's' representation of the Aboriginal race. |
| Synopsis |
A useful commentary indicting the imbalance inherent in Australian film, which sees Angllo-Saxon Australian filmmakers representing Aborigines, rather than Aborigines telling their own stories on film.
This chapter compares 'Walkabout' with 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith' and 'Storm Boy' as "commercial features".
These films are seen as perpetuating the racist divide by seeking to represent Aborigines as the 'exotic other' and emphasizing a stereotyped view.
Specifically referring to 'Walkabout', Hutton claims that despite being much more sensitive than the novel upon which the screenplay is based (in terms of representing the Aboriginal race), 'Walkabout' nevertheless serves as a superficial treatment of Aborigines. However, David Gulpilil's screen debut is noted as highly significant in itself. |
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