Landscape Allegory in Cinema

DAVID MELBYE is Lecturer in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at University of California, USA.

Introduction: Defining Landscape Allegory Landscape Portrayal Before Cinema Spiritualized Landscapes of the Nineteenth Century The Advent of Filming Allegorical Landscape Avant-Garde Film Depiction of Landscape in the 1960s Spiritual Wasteland Films of the 1960s and 70s Australian Outback Allegories of Cultural Exploitation Hollywood's Imperialist Allegories Imperialist River/Jungle Allegories and Beyond Conclusion