Bridget Orr Bridget Orr i(11459784 works by)
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1 Birth of a Nation? : From Utu to The Piano Bridget Orr , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Piano Lessons : Approaches to The Piano 2000; (p. 148-162)

'A common inclusion of the colonialist genre, the Western is placed alongside the Romance to explore the production and reception of The Piano as a revisionist reworking of the two genres -- just as current Hollowood films often rework established generic codes. Bridget Orr recalls the implication of film in the construction of national identities. Taking the role of such cinematic origin myths as Griffith's Birth of a Nation as a starting point, she compares several films to explore the parody of these generic conventions in The Piano. Central to this investigation is the apparent decentring of the (Pakeha) male pioneering subject.' (p.xiii)
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