Satin (Nicole Kidman) Evening Dress in the Moulin Rouge Musical, Tony Colette’s Wedding Dress in “Muriel’s Wedding”, Portraits of Cate Blanchett and Naomi Watts, excerpts from Mad Max films in Hollywood hosted by the National Film and Audio Archive (NFSA), in Canberra.
The exhibition “Australians & Hollywood” honors the work of directors and actors from Australia who felt the need to move to the US to succeed, but also those who managed to become famous by staying in the country.
“Two generations ago to succeed you had to move to Los Angeles and become part of Hollywood, but through the talent and achievements of Australian directors and artists over the years and changes in technology and industry, Hollywood came in Australia, “NFSA Executive Director Patrick McIntyre told local media.
The exhibition is a combination of objects that have been presented again, but everyone wants to see again, as they are emblematic, he stressed.
Two such exhibits are the hat and the knife of Paul Hogan, the protagonist of the most commercial Australian film, the comedy “Crocodile Dundee”.
Satin’s toilet from the movie “Moulin Rouge” and dresses that the dancers in the movie even wore are also included in the exhibition. The musical “Moulin Rouge” is notable not only because it was created by Australian Buzz Luhrmann and Kathryn Martin, but also because it was shot in Sydney. He proved that high-budget movies can be made in Australia and become a commercial success.
Australian filming on the world stage is generally considered to have started in 1979 with Mad Max, a film honored at the exhibition with photographs and snapshots that reveal the challenges of shooting outdoors without the benefits of modern technology and the distinctions it has received.
Exhibition curator Tara Marinowski said Mad Max is an example of how Australian films often capture the landscape, almost as a different character. In Mad Max, it’s the desert, but in other films, it’s the urban landscape that sets the tone, he said.
The exhibition also recognizes the lesser-known work of those behind some recent international productions, such as Netflix director David Mison’s “The King” and Kate Shortland, who directed the 2021 film “Black Widow.”
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