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'This article examines the current cinematic attention to Tasmania and its stories,
with particular attention paid to the Gothic mode. 'Tasmanian Gothic' has become a
by-word for the unsettling combination of Tasmania's colonial histories and its harsh
landscapes in literature, but its cinematic counterpart has virtually been ignored. It
is suggested that Tasmania is experiencing a renaissance on the big screen and it is
the Gothic that appears to be the most dominant mode through which it is pictured.
The article then charts a history of local Tasmanian Gothic cinematic production, a
hybrid vision that tends towards a combination of stylistic, thematic, historical and
geographic elements. Tasmanian Gothic cinema refers not simply to productions by
Tasmanian film-makers, but to the broader on-screen representation of the island,
its culture and histories by a range of local, interstate and international crews. As
this article suggests, Gothic cinematic representations of Tasmania are yoked by a
number of persistent concerns that act in dialogue with the unique cultural and
geographic positioning of Australia's only island state.' (Author's abstract)
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Rumblings from Australia's Deep South : Tasmanian Gothic On-Screen
Studies in Australasian Cinema
Subjects:
- Van Diemen's Land 2009 single work film/TV
- Dying Breed 2008 single work film/TV
- Walkabout 1971 single work film/TV
- Wake in Fright 1971 single work film/TV
- Wolf Creek 2005 single work film/TV
- Bad Boy Bubby 1995 single work film/TV
- In Tasmania 2004 single work prose
- Australia 2008 single work film/TV
- Young Einstein 1988 single work film/TV
- The Tale of Ruby Rose 1987 single work film/TV
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping 1997 single work film/TV
- Tasmania,
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