Growth Of Australian Films

While many people categorize the Australian Cinema into various periods, such as the silent era, the sound etc., others who have lived through the development of Australian films are the witness of the change that the Australian Film industry has gone through. The first full length feature film in Australia was shot in the year1906, titled “Story of the Kelly Gang". Since then the Australian box office has given hits like "Till human voices wake us" and "Rabbit proof fence".

 

The growth of Austakenralian films is embarked by artists like Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, and Jack Thompson. These actors have set benchmarks for the new generations and have taken the Australian cinema to a higher level. Movies like “Moulin Rouge” and “Australia”, starring Nicole Kidman proved to be the greatest blockbusters in Hollywood. Whenever one thinks about the Australian cinema, these films are always on top of the list

Whilst the early period of Australian cinema was often associated with romantics and comedy, lately the box office has seen an unbelievable growth in the genres of the films. Now the movies are more realistic and are filmed to connect to the common people on such plots that touch their lives on a personal basis. Examples of such movies are “Red Obsession”, “The Railway Man”, “Mystery Road” and “Reverse Runner”.

One such film that is set to launch at the box office is “My Cornerstone”, written, produced and directed by Stanley Joseph. The movie is based on the bitter reality that the Indians have to undergo in the Australian culture due to the existence of racism and other social ills in the minds of the common people. "My cornerstone” is the production of Stanley Joseph, who is Indian born and Sydney based. This film is eagerly awaited at the Australian box office and is expected to break records. Due to its different genre and inclusion of a realistic issue, this movie will connect with people at a deeper personal level.

The story is about an Indian girl that serves at an Indian-Australian household, only to realize that age old discrimination on the grounds of race is still prevalent and affecting people even now, at much deeper levels than ever before. The movie is yet to be released and is anticipated to be out in the first week of April this year.

Over the decades, Australian cinema has grown in a vast way and films like “My cornerstone” will continue to set the bars even higher.