Back to category: Movies Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. muriel's wedding Watching Muriel's Wedding again in the context of this class allowed me to view the film from a new perspective. I approached the film with the questions we have been discussing in class in mind. What does the film say about national identity? How does it use landscape in its representation of Australian identity? How do the themes/myths of mateship and individuality factor into the film? In general, where does Muriel's Wedding fit into the overall scheme of Australian Cinema? Muriel's Wedding is one of three films, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Strictly Ballroom being the other two, that represent the recent "glam/kitsch" or "glitter" cycle in Australian cinema. These three films have also come to represent Australian cinema to the outside world as they were each commercially and critically successful films internationally. Films in the glitter cycle are known for their flashy production values, rooted in the tradition of MGM muscials ... Posted by: Sheryl Hogges Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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