Throughout Australian film history, various Australian Male representations have been formulated. The result of this is a variety of Male images from the rough, wholesome and hardworking to the softer, busy, consumer orientated stereotypes. This paper will compare and contrast the representation of men in the Australian films; "Sunday Too Far Away" (1975) and "Priscilla Queen of the Desert"(1994) through the discussion of stereotypes, icons, the film language and how it adds to the themes and issues raised as well as the cultural and institutional factors contributing to the content of the…
