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Preface; Part I: 1. Introduction; Part II: 2. American Classical Cinemaand the melodramatic tradition; 3. The melodrama of isolation and defeat:Australian cinema since Picnic at Hanging Rock; Part III: 4. Two booms:'High' British cinema and new Australian cinema; 5. The films: Britain (19401960) and Australia (1970 1990); Part IV: 6. Observations and conclusions;Selected bibliography on Australian cinema; Index.