Capturing the pain within

Fincina Hopgood

Capturing the pain within

Fincina Hopgood

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The portrayal of mental illness in film reflects changing community attitudes, writes Fincina Hopgood.

MOTHERHOOD, migration and madness. These are the shared themes of two Australian films, The Home Song Stories, and Romulus, My Father, released earlier this year. Both films, based on true stories, portray the point of view of a little boy dealing with a mentally unstable mother. They try to understand this difficult, dysfunctional figure, without demonising her.

Original language	English
Pages	1-2
Specialist publication	The Age
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2007

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