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What do Mad Max’s six Oscars mean for the Australian film industry?

The answer to that question depends on how you think Dr George Miller fits into the Australian industry. Outlaw hero, or bizarrely respectable?

4 Mar 2016

Vincent O’Donnell

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Mark Mangini and David White react after winning Best Sound Editing for “Mad Max Fury Road”, backstage during the 88th Academy Awards . Mike Blake/Reuters

The career of Dr George Miller reminds me of that of Charles Chauvel, one of the greatest showmen of the Australian cinema. Both men – though separated by many decades – have employed epic cinematic forms and nationalistic themes.

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Vincent O’Donnell

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Dr Vincent O’Donnell produces Arts Alive and is an Honorary Associate of RMIT’s School of Media and Communication and a Fellow of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.

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