Kuhn points out that, through mass produced techniques, films were "marked by a highly specific type of narrative structure- (Kuhn, page 11, 1985). (4) The factory system operated via the skills of individual technicians and craftsmen to produce a certain style - the "Hollywood look? ...
Elsaesser describes the perception of a national cinema as "[ ] the presenting or projecting [of] an identity, a narrative image of an entire country."" 2) Quote This thesis focuses on the Australian National Cinema with an emphasis on the three decade-period between the year 1970 and 2000. 1.2 Australian National Cinema During the period 1970-2000 Australian National Cinema has moved through a rapid, multi-facetted transition, negotiating cleavages of ethnicity, gender, race, class and nation' 1) to give us a telling insight into how Australians view their country and them...
