Ahistorical Visions: Race and the Influence of the Hollywood Epic in Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia'

Ella Donald turns a critical eye to the portrayal of Australian history in Baz Luhrmann's historical epic, with particular reference to its debt to American cinematic traditions and its portrayal of the white saviour trope.

Additional keywords:
Film as Text, pastiche, romanticism, imperialism, Hollywood, Stolen Generations, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Lawrence of Arabia, Gone with the Wind