Coming-Of-Age Cinema in New Zealand: Genre, Gender and Adaptation

by Alistair Fox

Book Overview

This is the first book to investigate the coming-of-age genre as a significant phenomenon in New Zealand's national cinema, tracing its development and elucidating its role in cultural change. With chapters on landmark films like An Angel at My Table, Heavenly Creatures, Once Were Warriors and Boy, this book explores the influence of the French New Wave and European art cinema and examines the dialogue between national cinema and a nation's literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474429459
• ISBN13: 9781474429450
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"