Before the Interval: Australian Mythology and Feature Films, 1930-1960

Before the Interval: Australian Mythology and Feature Films, 1930-1960
ISBN-10
0702222690
ISBN-13
9780702222696
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Author
Bruce Molloy

Description

Includes discussion of the representation of Aborigines in feature films, 1930-1960; conflicting representation, problems of racial transpositioning and land rights analysed in Uncivilised, Jedda (Charles Chauvel, director) and Bitter Springs (Ralph Smart, director)