40,000 Years of Dreaming
“The British Film Institute Presents The Century of Cinema: Australia and New Zealand”
Synopsis
Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as song-lines he examines feature films under the following categories: songs of the land; the bushman; the convicts; the bush-rangers; mates and larrikins; the digger; pommy bashing; the sheilas; gays; the wogs; blackfellas; and urban subversion. He then concludes that these films can be thought of as "Hymns that sing of Australia."
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White Fellas Dreaming - Introduction
Type: Clip • Published 2009-09-11
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Release History & Theatrical Window
BFI London Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
November 10, 1997
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- George Miller
- Screenplay & Story
- George Miller
- Original Score
- Carl Vine
- Original Title
- 40,000 Years of Dreaming
- Country of Origin
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Production Studios
- BFI, Kennedy Miller Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
George Miller
George Miller
Carl Vine
Dion Beebe
Margaret Sixel
Bob Last, Colin MacCabe, Doug Mitchell, George Miller
Department Leadership Roster
George Miller
Director
Carl Vine
Original Music Composer
Doug Mitchell
Producer
Margaret Sixel
Editor
George Miller
Writer
George Miller
Producer
Dion Beebe
Director of Photography
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What is 40,000 Years of Dreaming about?
Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as song-lines he examines feature films under the following categories: songs of the land; the bushman; the convicts; the bush-rangers; mates and larrikins; the digger; pommy bashing; the sheilas; gays; the wogs; blackfellas; and urban subversion. He then concludes that these films can be thought of as "Hymns that sing of Australia."
Who directed 40,000 Years of Dreaming?
40,000 Years of Dreaming was directed by George Miller.
Who stars in 40,000 Years of Dreaming?
The principal cast of 40,000 Years of Dreaming includes George Miller, Joseph Campbell.
When was 40,000 Years of Dreaming released and how long is it?
40,000 Years of Dreaming was released in 1996 with a total runtime of 1h 7m.
Who composed the musical score for 40,000 Years of Dreaming?
The original motion picture soundtrack for 40,000 Years of Dreaming was composed by Carl Vine.