A History of the New Zealand Fiction Feature Film

Description

This is the first single volume to investigate the history of film in New Zealand. It looks at the very beginning of the NZ film industry, in the early years of the twentieth century, rather than concentrating on the renaissance in the 1970s. It covers all of the major directors, who have had international success, including Geoff Murphy, Roger Donaldson, Lee Tamahori, Jane Campion, Vincent Ward and Peter Jackson. It provides a fascinating insight into a national cinema which is now globally successful.

Author description

Bruce Babington is Reader in Film Studies at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Table of contents

1. Introduction: The New Zealand feature fiction film: History, theory, practice; 2. Forgotten nitrate: Feature film making in New Zealand 1912-1936; 3. Fifty years a pioneer: The films of Rudall Hayward; 4. The age of O'Shea; 5. Living white males: New Zealand cinema 1975-1985; 6. 'World famous in New Zealand': New Zealand cinema 1986-2005; 7. Wandering stars: New Zealand cinema on the world stage - Ward, Jackson, Campion; Filmography; Bibliography; Index.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780719075421
• Publisher : Manchester University Press
• Imprint : Manchester University Press
• Publication date : November 2007
• Dimensions : 234mm X 156mm X 22mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 20 b&w illustrations
• Pages : 288
• Dewey classification : 791.430993
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Bruce Babington