Thinking about Far East

ABSTRACT

In this article's Vaultage section, Peter Malone reflects on the themes and characters of John Duigan's Far East (1982). Malone offers a synthesis of responses to the film, whilst highlighting the film's cinematic and cultural points of reference—namely., Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) and developing Australasian relations.

KEYWORDS:

• Philippines
• Far East
• social criticism
• social justice
• Marcos Era
• Catholic
• clubs
• narrative structure