World film locations : Melbourne / edited by Neil Mitchell.

Contributor(s):

Mitchell, Neil

Material type: Text

TextSeries: World film locations seriesPublication details: Bristol [England] : Intellect, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), color mapsContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781841506784
1841506788
1841506400
9781841506401

Other title:

Melbourne

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

791.4/3/025/099451 23

LOC classification:

PN1995.67.A8 W67 2012eb

Online resources:

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Contents:

Front Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps/Scenes; Essays; Backpages; Melbourne: City of the Imagination; Scenes 1-8; Melbourne Studios; Scenes 9-16; Hardboiled Melbourne; Scenes 17-24; A View From the West: The Cinema of Ana Kokkinos; Scenes 25-32; Sporting Melbourne: Centre of A Nation's Obsession; Scenes 33-39; Stanley's Shadow: The Central Business District; Scenes 40-46; The World Seems Difficult: Youth, Melbourne, Cinema; Resources; Contributor Bios; Filmography; Back Cover

Summary: Tracing cinematic depictions of life in Melbourne from the Victorian era to the present day, World Film Locations: Melbourneserves as an illuminating and visually rich guide to films set wholly or partially in one of Australias most diverse and culturally important cities. In a series of short analyses of iconic scenes and longer essays focusing on key directors, recurring themes, and notable locations, the contributors examine the citys relationship to cinema from a variety of angles. Covering everything from sporting dramas to representations of the outlaw Ned Kelly to the coming-of-age films of the 1980s and beyond, this accessible trip around the birthplace of Australian cinema validates Melbournes reputation as a creative hotbed and reveals the true significance of the films and filmmakers associated with the city. Illustrated throughout with full-color film stills and photographs of the locations as they are now, World Film Locations: Melbournealso contains city maps for those wishing to explore Melbournes cinematic streets with this volumes expert guidance.

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Tracing cinematic depictions of life in Melbourne from the Victorian era to the present day, World Film Locations: Melbourneserves as an illuminating and visually rich guide to films set wholly or partially in one of Australias most diverse and culturally important cities. In a series of short analyses of iconic scenes and longer essays focusing on key directors, recurring themes, and notable locations, the contributors examine the citys relationship to cinema from a variety of angles. Covering everything from sporting dramas to representations of the outlaw Ned Kelly to the coming-of-age films of the 1980s and beyond, this accessible trip around the birthplace of Australian cinema validates Melbournes reputation as a creative hotbed and reveals the true significance of the films and filmmakers associated with the city. Illustrated throughout with full-color film stills and photographs of the locations as they are now, World Film Locations: Melbournealso contains city maps for those wishing to explore Melbournes cinematic streets with this volumes expert guidance.

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