The Proposition (Australia: John Hillcoat, 2005)

 

The Proposition (Australia: John Hillcoat, 2005: 104 mins)

Collins, Felicity. "History, Myth, and Allegory in Australian Cinema." Trames (2008) ["How can historical fiction tell the truth about the past? Focusing on the disciplinary boundaries between history and cultural theory, this article argues that, at moments of national crisis, historical fiction has the capacity to produce new forms of public memory and subjectivity that conventional historiography fails to recognise. This is evident in a recent cycle of Australian history films that deal with modernist, traumatic or holocaustal events stemming from the nation’s colonial past. Although historians tend to dismiss historical fictions as myth rather than history, cultural theory suggests that violent spectacle films such as The Proposition (Hillcoat 2005) can be understood as powerful allegories of historical time and modern subjectivity."]

Ebert, Roger. "The Proposition: Blood on the Saddle." Chicago Sun-Times (May 18, 2016)

Hillcoat, John, et al. "Ballad of the Wild Boys." Sight and Sound (March 2006) ["The Proposition is an intense Australian Western set in the harsh 19th-century outback. Director John Hillcoat and writer Nick Cave describe its long gestation to Nick Roddick."]

Rose, James. "The Good Son: John Hillcoat's The Proposition." Offscreen (April 30, 2008)