Birth of a Nation? : From Utu to The Piano single work   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Birth of a Nation? : From Utu to The Piano
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'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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    y separately published work icon Piano Lessons : Approaches to The Piano Felicity O'Brien (editor), Suzanne Gemmell (editor), Sydney : John Libbey Publishing , 2000 11459161 2000 anthology criticism

    'Jane Campion’s The Piano achieved critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993 and followed up by winning three Academy Awards. Piano Lessons is a provocative collection of essays examining the critically acclaimed film. An assembly of international academics, drawn from film and cultural studies disciplines, offers a unique examination of the film through diverse approaches–auteurist, feminist, psychoanalytic, post-colonial, melodrama and romance.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         Sydney : John Libbey Publishing , 2000     pg. 148-162
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  • The Piano Jane Campion , 1993 single work film/TV
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