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'Filmed in 1955 Jedda was the first Australian feature film to use Aboriginal actors in lead roles, the first to be filmed in colour and the first to be shown at the Cannes film festival.
It tells the tragic story of a young Aboriginal girl of the Arunte tribe, adopted by a white woman, Sarah McCann, as a surrogate for her own baby who has died. She raises her as a white child, isolating her from Aboriginal contact. But when Marbuck, an Aboriginal man seeking work arrives on the station, Jedda is fascinated by him.
Jedda was one of several popular melodramas of the post-World War II era that dealt with miscegenation. Mills explores these themes and the representation of the Australian Aborigine, while making comparisons to the Native American sub-genre of the Hollywood Western. Source: http://www.currency.com.au/ (Sighted 27/08/2012).
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Dedication: In memory of John Carroll, a much loved and admired mentor, colleague and friend.
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'Many layers lie beneath the film's story making it is not only a seminal piece but also a classic. Jane Mills unpeels these many layers and in so doing finds Jedda intriguing because its meaning is not fixed and because of the many mysteries embedded in its story, sound track and images. She explains why Chauvel's film seduces and mesmerises her, and why it deserves its place in Australia's cinematic firmament.' [Back cover]
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Jedda by Jane Mills
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March no. 66 2013;
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , March vol. 7 no. 1 2013; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
Good Intentions
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 345 2012; (p. 47)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 July 2012; (p. 35) The Saturday Age , 7 July 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
Fresh Look at Jedda
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 June no. 529 2012; (p. 31)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism The recent launch of new book by Jane Mills, describes the making of the controversial film by Director Charles Chauvel, and the ongoing debates that surrounds it.
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Fresh Look at Jedda
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 June no. 529 2012; (p. 31)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism The recent launch of new book by Jane Mills, describes the making of the controversial film by Director Charles Chauvel, and the ongoing debates that surrounds it. -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 July 2012; (p. 35) The Saturday Age , 7 July 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
Good Intentions
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 345 2012; (p. 47)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
Jedda by Jane Mills
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March no. 66 2013;
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , March vol. 7 no. 1 2013; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Jedda 2012 single work criticism
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