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Themes
Film

About the Author
Library Resources

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Interview with Melina Marchetta

Study notes from Ozseek HSC Guide

Themes

Double identity: living between two cultures Australia Donna workshop on Italian women in Australia

 Film

Official film site Includes information about the characters and a study guide, as well as brief reviews of the film

Film reviews

About the Author

A class of her own Article about Melina Marchetta on Australian Catholics site

Library Resources

  Beckett, Wendy. Melina Marchetta's Looking for Alibrandi. Glebe: Pascal Press, 1995

  Beere, Diana. Looking at motherhood in Looking for Alibrandi. English in Australia, No.110, December 1994 : pp.52-62
[Marchetta - INFOCUS]

  Cameron, Lloyd. Crossing boundaries: 2UG topic area. Glebe: Pascal Press, 1995

 Cousins, Sonia. I am an Australian. Growing up Italian in Australia, 1993 : pp.191-212
[Cultural Identity - INFOCUS]

 Green, Penelope. The write fantastic. Who Weekly, 12 June 2000 : pp.47-48
[Marchetta - INFOCUS]

 Hall, Sandra. Good enough to bottle. Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May 2000 : p.12
[Marchetta - INFOCUS]

 Horsfield, Dorothy. Taking the best from two cultures. Canberra Times, 22 August 1993 : p.28 [Marchetta - INFOCUS]

 Lombardo, Pina. No salami sandwiches for lunch. Proceedings of the First Congress of Italo-Australian Women, 26-27 October 1985 : pp.49-52
[Italians in Australia - INFOCUS]

 Lowing, Rob. Looking good. Sun-Herald Time Out, 30 April 2000 : p.17
[Marchetta - INFOCUS]

 Marchetta, Melina. Looking for Alibrandi [sound recording].

 Paviour, Andiee. Movies: Looking for Alibrandi. Who Weekly, 8 May 2000 : p.90
[Marchetta - INFOCUS]

 Totaro, Paolo. The joy of being an Aussie Italian. The Bulletin, 24 January 1989 : pp.28-30
[Italians in Australia - INFOCUS]