Perhaps the most interesting aspect common aspect apparent in films such as Strictly Ballroom' (1992), Muriel`s Wedding' (1994) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (1994) is the new acceptance of the ugliness, vulgarity and ignorance present in Australian society. These aspects of Australian life are embodied in characters like Muriel in Muriel`s Wedding' or Mitzi in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'. ... It`s freaks and monsters [...] confirmed the unflattering image of Australia as an uncultured, untutored, unsophisticated plac...

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