| Reference Type |
chapter
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| Title |
The New Australian Cinema |
| Chapter/Web article title |
Chapter 6: Fantasy |
| Author(s) | Adrian Martin |
| Editor(s) | Scott Murray |
| State |
Unknown |
| Country |
Unknown |
| Publication Date |
00-00-1980 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
97 - 113 |
| Comments |
A penetrating, fascinating look at the role of fantasy in Australian films. |
| Synopsis |
Of 'Oz's decidedly tiresome character stereotypes, Martin states that "..if one takes the film as parody - of Hollywood, rock music culture, the pretentious philosophy of finding your 'real' self - then the stereotypes are, perhaps, jokes at the expense of those very stereotypes and the mentality from which they are emerge"(106)
And, when discussing 'The Cars that Ate Paris', Martin states; "...the film demands to be analysed for the way it presents a microcosm of Australian society (the fetish of the motorcar; the smouldering violence of delinquent youth) rather than evoking the world of the fantastic"(109).
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