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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 12 page report discusses Australian movies, their
popularity and how they have created an image of Australia
for the rest of the world. Three films in particular are
discussed -- “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert,” the first of the “Crocodile Dundee” movies, and
“Holy Smoke.” Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Page Count:
12 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWausflm.rtf
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small measure, popular movies have played a role in establishing that identity. Movies that have ranged in topic from a young Australian athletes fighting in a famous World War I
battle ("Gallipoli," directed by Peter Weir, 1981), to a crazy story of the passion felt by ballroom dancers for their art ("Strictly Ballroom," directed in 1992 by Baz Luhrman of
"Moulin Rouge" fame) and, of course the adventures of Paul Hogan as "Crocodile Dundee" (different directors in each of the 1986, 1988, and 2001 movies). What is the rest of
the world to think? Australians appear to take them themselves quite seriously, other than when they are laughing at themselves. Australian films are serious works of art, unless they are
irreverent stories of drag queens in the outback or "gallant" pigs. Such a remarkably eclectic collection of movies have ultimately demonstrated what is a truly unique "Australian-ness" which has served
to underscore that image of Australia, both the land and the people, as both beautiful and eccentric. Then, of course, it is important to consider Australian stars -- Russell Crowe,
Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Heath Ledger, and Sam Neill (to name some of those with the highest profiles) -- as examples of the talent, charm, and
again, the fundamental aspect of uniqueness, of the Australia film industry. Australian Chic and Unique For several years, anything related to Australia was at the height of chic and such
a reality has only marginally cooled (think of the popularity of 2001s "Survivor Outback" television show). Foster beer, shrimp on the "barbie," a new age literary hit "Mutant Messagers Down
Under," and even a popular Japanese car (Subaru) made in America is named after Australias formidable "Outback." There are those who think that Australia is the way the wild west
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