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Postcolonial longing on the Australian cinematic frontier
The Tracker and Red Hill are cinematic re-interpretations of Australia’s colonial past, which they characterise by a sense of postcolonial longing and an expectation of intimacy. Both films are portals through which arguments about historical truth, subjective memory and contemporary realities are explored and tested. In this paper I argue that both these two films create the idea that the historical colonial space was a constant interplay of violence and beauty, and of hatred and friendship. As black and white characters negotiate their way in and around these seemingly polemical positions, viewers are also challenged to do the same.
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Ilha do DesterroVolume
69Pagination
177-191ISSN
0101-4846Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Letras-Ingles, Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPlace of publication
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