A resergence in worldwide popularity of Australian cinema culture that started in the late 1970's and lasted until the late 1980's. Also known as the Australian Film Revival. Among the celebrities and artistes that emerged were Mel Gibson, George Miller, Peter Weir, Gillian Armstrong, Fred Schepisi and John Duigan. Of the films produced during this time, Mad Max stood out the most, eventually coming to signify the wild and frenetic artistic energy that came out of this new national cinema movement.

Sue Mathews's "35mm Dreams", published at the height of the movement in 1984, was a landmark study of the major Australian directors of the time. Among the directors portrayed, one - John Duigan - had not yet received widespread critical and box-office acclaim. He came to worldwide attention after making "The Year My Voice Broke" (1987) and its sequel "Flirting" (1991) a few year later.

Cinema of Australia