Film criticism as cultural fantasy: the perpetual French discovery of Australian cinema/
Andrew McGregor
- New York: Peter Lang, 2010.
- 315 p. ; 23 cm.
- (Film cultures), v. 2 .
Cultural fantasy : the perpetual French discovery of an ever-emerging -- Cinema of the Antipodes -- In the beginning : the Australian cinema industry from the cinématographe to the revival -- Points of view : film criticism, film journals and press reviews in France -- Before the revival : the French critical reception of Australian cinema pre-1971 -- The new frontier : the French critical reception of Australian cinema 1971-1979 -- Forever young : the French critical reception of Australian cinema 1980-1984 -- International icons : the French critical reception of Australian cinema 1985-1989 -- Kitsch stylisation : the French critical reception of Australian cinema 1990-1994 -- Perpetual discovery : the French critical reception of Australian cinema 1995-2001 -- Conclusions.