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Sue Mathews' ''[[35mm Dreams]]'', published at the height of the Australian New Wave in 1984, was a landmark study of the major Australian directors of the time. Among the directors portrayed, one - [[John Duigan]] - had not yet received widespread critical and box-office acclaim. He came to worldwide attention after making ''[[The Year My Voice Broke]]'' (1987) and its sequel ''[[Flirting]]'' (1991) a few years later. |
Sue Mathews' ''[[35mm Dreams]]'', published at the height of the Australian New Wave in 1984, was a landmark study of the major Australian directors of the time. Among the directors portrayed, one - [[John Duigan]] - had not yet received widespread critical and box-office acclaim. He came to worldwide attention after making ''[[The Year My Voice Broke]]'' (1987) and its sequel ''[[Flirting]]'' (1991) a few years later. |
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The Australian New Wave (also known as the "Australian Film Revival" and the "Australian Film Renaissance") was an era of resurgence in worldwide popularity of Australian cinema (particularly in the United States). It began in the early 1970s and lasted until the mid-late 1980s.
The era also marked the emergence of the "Ozploitation" style - characterised by the exploitation of colloquial Australian culture, such as in the Mad Max films. The end of the era marked the beginning of the "Post New Wave" period in Australian cinema - characterised by the popular "Glitterfilm" style of the 1990s, such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Background
The Australian film industry had declined in the late-1950s and early-60s and was coming to a virtual stop. The Gorton and Whitlam governments intervened in the early 1970s to rescue the industry from its expected oblivion.[1] The federal and several state governments established bodies to assist with the funding of film production and the training of film makers through the Australian Film Television and Radio School, which created a new generation of Australian filmmakers who were able to bring their visions to the screen. The 1970s saw a huge renaissance of the Australian film industry. Australia produced nearly 400 films between 1970 and 1985 - more than had been made in the history of the Australian film industry.[2][3]
In contrast to pre-New Wave films, New Wave films were often viewed as fresh and creative. As one writer comments: "The Australian films exported to the U.S. were not, by and large, noted for their formal or stylistic innovation, nor were they reactions against dominant norms in national cinema, for the good reason that until 1970 there was no real national cinema for them to react against. At the time of their successes in the U.S. market in 1979 and the early 1980s, Australian films were no longer particularly new even in Australia. Their novelty was primarily that they were from a country the American distribution and exhibition industries had largely ignored through the preceding decade".[4]
Notable Films
Notable Figures
Directors and actors who launched successful careers as a direct result of the Australian New Wave include:
Similarly, Australian cinematographers such as Russell Boyd, John Seale, Dean Semler and Donald McAlpine also rode the wave to international success.
Sue Mathews' 35mm Dreams, published at the height of the Australian New Wave in 1984, was a landmark study of the major Australian directors of the time. Among the directors portrayed, one - John Duigan - had not yet received widespread critical and box-office acclaim. He came to worldwide attention after making The Year My Voice Broke (1987) and its sequel Flirting (1991) a few years later.
Post New Wave
The period after the end of the 1980s has been referred to as the Post New Wave revival.[5] Successful films produced in the 1990s include Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding, Babe, The Castle and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Similarly, Proof, Romper Stomper, Shine, The Piano and Kiss or Kill have also become artistic successes.
See also
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References
- ^ "Film in Australia". Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Film in Australia". Retrieved 28 June 2009./
- ^ Wendy Lewis, Simon Balderstone and John Bowan (2006). Events That Shaped Australia. New Holland. pp. 229–233. ISBN 978-1-74110-492-9.
- ^ "Building a New Wave: Australian Films and the American Market". Film Criticism. 22 December 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2009. [dead link]
- ^ 101.com/article.cfm/australian_cinema/5072 "The New Breed - Australia's Post New Wave revival". Retrieved 28 June 2009.
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- Film Reference Encyclopedia - "Australian New Wave: The Comedies"
- New York Times - "Australia Prides Its 'New Wave' of Films" article, 15 February 1981
