| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Traditions in world cinema |
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Traditions in world cinema.
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| Contents |
The coming-of-age film as a genre: attributes, evolution, and functions -- New Zealand coming-of-age films: distinctive characteristics and thematic preoccupations -- The formation of a budding man alone: The God Boy (Murray Reece, 1976) -- An angry young man seeks to justify himself: Sleeping Dogs (Ian Donaldson, 1977) -- An immigrant filmmaker substitutes an alternative vision of adolescence: The Scarecrow Man (Sam Pillsbury, 1982) -- Art-cinema, cultural dislocation, and the entry into puberty: Vigil (Vincent Ward, 1984) -- A Māori girl watches, listens, and learns -- coming of age from an Indigenous viewpoint: Mauri (Merata Mita, 1988) -- Creativity as a haven: An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990) -- Desperation turned outwards: Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson, 1994) -- Confronting domestic violence and familial abuse: Once Were Warriors (Lee Tamahori, 1994) -- An adolescent girl experiments with sexuality: Rain (Christine Jeffs, 2001) -- Asserting feminist claims within Māori culture: Whale Rider (Nicki Caro, 2002) -- Family secrets and their destructive consequences: In My Father's Den (Brad McGann, 2004) -- A gay boy comes to terms with his sexuality: 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (Stewart Main, 2005) -- Parental abandonment and the trauma of loss: Boy (Taika Waititi, 2010) -- A Māori boy contests the old patriarchal order: Mahana (Lee Tamahori, 2016) -- Delinquency and bicultural relations: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi, 2016) |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 19, 2020) |
| Subject |
Coming-of-age films -- New Zealand -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Coming-of-age films
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New Zealand
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474429467 |
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1474429467 |
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1474429440 |
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9781474429443 |
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9781474438438 |
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1474438431 |
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