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Film theory

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Collective unconscious

from the documentary 40,000 Years of Dreaming: A Century of Australian Cinema (PG)

Filmmaker George Miller explains the universal appeal of cinema, using Mad Max as an example.

‘Everyone needs a drama’

from the feature film Oyster Farmer (PG)

Jack (Alex O’Loughlin) discusses love with Skippy (Jack Thompson), a Vietnam veteran who lives as a hermit on one of the many remote creeks in the national park. Skippy shows a glimpse of his …

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