"Deleuze, Cinema and National Identity" challenges the traditional
use of Deleuze's philosophy to examine European art cinema. It
explores how Deleuze can be used to analyse national identity
across a range of different cinemas. Focusing on narrative time it
combines a Deleuzean approach with a vast range of non-traditional
material. The films discussed are contemporary and popular (either
financial or cult successes), and include "Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind," "Terminator 3," "Memento," "Saving Private Ryan,"
"Run Lola Run," "Sliding Doors," "Chaos" and "Peppermint Candy,"
Each film is examined in light of a major historical event -
including 9/11, German reunification, and the Asian economic crisis
- and the impact it has had on individual nations. This
cross-cultural approach illustrates how Deleuze's work can enhance
our understanding of the construction of national identity. It also
enables a critique of Deleuze's conclusions by examining his work
in a variety of national contexts.
The book significantly broadens the field of work on Deleuze and
cinema. It places equal emphasis on understanding mainstream North
American genre films, American independent and European art films.
It also examines Asian thrillers, gangster and art films in the
light of Deleuze's work on time. With Asian films increasingly
crossing over into western markets, this is a timely addition to
the expanding body of work on Deleuze and film.
Key Features
* The first sustained analysis of Deleuze and national identity,
bringing together film theory and film history.
* Examines how narrative time is used to construct national
identity across a range of different cinemas, includingBritain,
Germany, North America, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Italy and
Poland.
* Uses Deleuze in conjunction with a number of different types
of recent film, from Hollywood blockbusters to Asian gangster
movies.
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