DUTCH TILT, AUSSIE AUTEUR THE FILMS OF ROLF DE HEER.

"Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de
Heer" is an auteur analysis of the twelve feature
films directed (mostly written and produced) by
Holland-born Australian Rolf de Heer. From the
children's story about the restoration of a Tiger
Moth biplane, "Tail of a Tiger" (1984), to his
breakout cult sensation "Bad Boy Bubby" (1993)
which "tore Venice apart," to the first Aboriginal
Australian language film "Ten Canoes" (2006) which
scooped the pool at the AFI awards and won the
Special Jury prize at Cannes Film Festival, de Heer
has been consistently unpredictable. However,
Starrs' close study of his work suggests that
Australia's most innovative and respected Arthouse
film-maker has a signature pre-occupation with
giving a voice to marginalized, non-hyper-masculine
protagonists. Demonstrating a propensity to write
and direct in a European-like style, de
Heer's "Dutch tilt" is very much non-mainstream
Hollywood, but is nevertheless representative of a
typically Australian world-view. "ENGAGINGLY WRITTEN
AND PERCEPTIVE ... A BLEND OF SYMPATHETIC
APPRECIATION AND INFORMED CRITICISM" - Professor
Greg Battye, the University of Canberra, Australia.

Autorentext

Dr. D. Bruno Starrs holds masters degrees from Bond University (2000) and the University of Melbourne (2005) in Australia. His PhD is from Queensland University of Technology (2009). Many academic papers bear his name, as do four stageplays and the 2004 novel "I Woke Up Feeling Thailand". Natural bodybuilding and travel are his passions.

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"Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer" is an auteur analysis of the twelve feature films directed (mostly written and produced) by Holland-born Australian Rolf de Heer. From the children's story about the restoration of a Tiger Moth biplane, "Tail of a Tiger" (1984), to his breakout cult sensation "Bad Boy Bubby" (1993) which "tore Venice apart," to the first Aboriginal Australian language film "Ten Canoes" (2006) which scooped the pool at the AFI awards and won the Special Jury prize at Cannes Film Festival, de Heer has been consistently unpredictable. However, Starrs' close study of his work suggests that Australia's most innovative and respected Arthouse film-maker has a signature pre-occupation with giving a voice to marginalized, non-hyper-masculine protagonists. Demonstrating a propensity to write and direct in a European-like style, de Heer's "Dutch tilt" is very much non-mainstream Hollywood, but is nevertheless representative of a typically Australian world-view. "ENGAGINGLY WRITTEN AND PERCEPTIVE ... A BLEND OF SYMPATHETIC APPRECIATION AND INFORMED CRITICISM" - Professor Greg Battye, the University of Canberra, Australia.