Coming-Of-Age Cinema in New Zealand

Genre, Gender and Adaptation

Alastair Fox

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English

Edinburgh University Press
05 June 2019

Film theory & criticism; Film & movie: styles & genres

Series: Traditions in World Cinema

This is the first book to investigate the coming-of-age genre as a significant phenomenon in New Zealand's national cinema, tracing its development and elucidating its role in cultural change. With chapters on landmark films like An Angel at My Table, Heavenly Creatures, Once Were Warriors and Boy, this book explores the influence of the French New Wave and European art cinema, and examines the dialogue between national cinema and a nation's literature. Looking at the characteristics of an indigenous ""Fourth Cinema,"" as well as different perspectives on gendered and sexual identities, Coming-of-Age Cinema in New Zealand considers the evidence that these films provide of significant cultural shifts that have taken place or are in the process of taking place as New Zealanders' discover their emerging national identity.

By: Alastair Fox
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781474429450
ISBN 10: 1474429459
Series: Traditions in World Cinema
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 05 June 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alistair Fox is Emeritus Professor in the Department of English and Linguistics at the University of Otago.