year 12 australian film

YEAR 12 AUSTRALIAN

FILM

G A L L I PO L I

AUSTRALIAN FILM: GALLIPOLIFILM TECHNIQUESa. Explain how each of these techniques are important in the

film: - stop watch - music -whistle b. When the soldiers are in Gallipoli and the bombs explode in

the sky, what effect is taking place? c. At times in the film silence is used. What effect does this

have and when? d. How many races are there in this film? What tells the viewer

that a race has begun?

WHAT IS GALLIPOLI ABOUT?• Gallipoli, as the title suggests, is a portrayal of the historical

event in which thousands of Australian soldiers went off to fight for their country.

• Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during the First World War. They are sent to Turkey, where they take part in the Gallipoli Campaign. During the course of the movie, the young men slowly lose their innocence about the purpose of war. The climax of the movie occurs on the Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli and depicts the futile attack at the Battle of the Nek on 7 August 1915.

• Directed by Peter Weir• Released in 1981

THEMES OF GALLIPOLI• Nationalism• Mateship• Australian culture- larrikins• Loss of innocence (Youth and Australia)• Coming of Age