Ranging over the broad spectrum of contemporary literary and
film theory, Breaking the Frame explores the different approaches
to cinematic art that are offered by cognitive psychology, feminist
theory, aesthetics, and psychoanalysis. In this study Inez Hedges
looks closely at films that challenge accepted norms in both form
and content. The films discussed here, including Zazie, La Nuit de
Varennes, and Interiors, break out of conventional frames,
upsetting our expectations about how films should look (the film
frame) as well as how experience is usually organized by cinematic
works of art (the psychological or cognitive frame). Hedges focuses
on two primary areas: the way that the structure of film texts
guides the interpretations of the spectator (hermeneutics) and the
way that films reflect social models (representation).
Breaking the Frame will be of interest not only to scholars and
students of film and literature but also to today's "filmliterate"
public who enjoy exploring the theoretical and philosophical
implications of cinematic works.
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 1991 |
First published: |
March 1991 |
Authors: |
Inez Hedges
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-20621-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
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LSN: |
0-253-20621-9 |
Barcode: |
9780253206213 |
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