ocker

film genre

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Australian culture

  • Australia
    In Australia: Film

    …to a rash of “ocker” comedies, a genre that centred on boorish male characters and their antisocial behaviours. The AFDC was replaced by the Australian Film Commission (AFC) in 1975, and a more culturally refined Australian film style emerged. Period films such as Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock

    Read More