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Screen Writings - Partial Views of a Total Art, Classic to Contemporary (Hardcover, New)
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Screen Writings - Partial Views of a Total Art, Classic to Contemporary (Hardcover, New)
Series: Anthem Global Media and Communication Studies
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The main purpose of 'Screen Writings' is to stake out territory for
a certain type of film critic, somewhere between a
reviewer-journalist and a scholar-theorist. At a time when the
movie review has degenerated into mere publicity for Hollywood
pictures, while film scholarship has become entangled in its own
pseudo-scientific discourse, the author offers close readings of
individual films that go beyond simple plot summaries and vague
impressions about acting, yet refrain from hermetic theoretical
pronouncements. With elegance, clarity, and rigor, the author
explains how moviemakers use the resources of the medium to pursue
complex, significant humanistic goals. Thus, in addition to
chronicling the vitality and richness of international film art,
'Screen Writings' also aims to facilitate its understanding and
appreciation. The reviews and re-viewings contained in 'Screen
Writings' are acts of analysis and interpretation in the humanistic
sense - they are neither theoretical musings nor pedantic tracts.
As such, this book can be considered a call for the return of
practical criticism as the best way to understand and appreciate
the work of cinematic artists, including directors from a countries
across the world. Contemporary films like 'Brokeback Mountain' and
'Lost in Translation' are treated, as well as classics like 'Tokyo
Story', 'Forbidden Games', and 'Some Like It Hot'. These
review-essays are supplemented by a previously unpublished
interview with LuchinoVisconti and a investigation of the new
screen violence, as well as by a bibliography of related criticism,
directors' filmographies, individual film credits, and a thorough
index.
General
| Imprint: |
Anthem Press
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Anthem Global Media and Communication Studies |
| Release date: |
March 2010 |
| First published: |
March 2010 |
| Authors: |
Bert Cardullo
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
246 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84331-879-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
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| LSN: |
1-84331-879-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781843318798 |
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