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A collection of wide-ranging critical essays that examine how the
judicial system is represented on screen. Historically, the
emergence of the trial film genre coincided with the development of
motion pictures. In fact, one of the very first feature-length
films, Falsely Accused!, released in 1908, was a courtroom drama.
Since then, this niche genre has produced such critically acclaimed
films as Twelve Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Anatomy of a
Murder. The popularity and success of these films can be attributed
to the fundamental similarities of filmic narratives and trial
proceedings. Both seek to construct a ""reality"" through
storytelling and representation and in so doing persuade the
audience or jury to believe what they see. Trial Films on Trial:
Law, Justice, and Popular Culture is the first book to focus
exclusively on the special significance of trial films for both
film and legal studies. The contributors to this volume offer a
contemporary approach to the trial film genre. Despite the fact
that the medium of film is one of the most pervasive means by which
many citizens receive come to know the justice system, these trial
films are rarely analyzed and critiqued. The chapters cover a
variety of topics, such as how and why film audiences adopt the
role of the jury, the narrative and visual conventions employed by
directors, and the ways mid-to-late-twentieth-century trial films
offered insights into the events of that period.
A collection of wide-ranging critical essays that examine how the
judicial system is represented on screen. Historically, the
emergence of the trial film genre coincided with the development of
motion pictures. In fact, one of the very first feature-length
films, Falsely Accused!, released in 1908, was a courtroom drama.
Since then, this niche genre has produced such critically acclaimed
films as Twelve Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Anatomy of a
Murder. The popularity and success of these films can be attributed
to the fundamental similarities of filmic narratives and trial
proceedings. Both seek to construct a ""reality"" through
storytelling and representation and in so doing persuade the
audience or jury to believe what they see. Trial Films on Trial:
Law, Justice, and Popular Culture is the first book to focus
exclusively on the special significance of trial films for both
film and legal studies. The contributors to this volume offer a
contemporary approach to the trial film genre. Despite the fact
that the medium of film is one of the most pervasive means by which
many citizens receive come to know the justice system, these trial
films are rarely analyzed and critiqued. The chapters cover a
variety of topics, such as how and why film audiences adopt the
role of the jury, the narrative and visual conventions employed by
directors, and the ways mid-to-late-twentieth-century trial films
offered insights into the events of that period.
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