Masculinity In Australian Film

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In the previous periods in Australian film, masculinity has been portrayed by archetypes such as Barry McKenzie and Mike from the international box office hit, Crocodile Dunnee (1986). Australian comedy is multifaceted, from pure ocker, slapstick and sex comedy to gentle and societal comedy (Tass 79). Especially in the 90s and at the beginning of the 21st century society was evolving and filmmakers wanted to challenge audiences with issues which had previously never been in the foreground of Australian storytelling (Tass 80). The Adventure of Priscila, the Queen of the Desert (1994), directed and written by Stephan Elliott, dared to push the outdated, one-dimensional masculine stereotype, with the help of three Drag Queens. Mitzi, Felicia and

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