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Postmodern Cinema
Mary Alemany-Galway
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Description for Postmodern Cinema
Hardback. Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
A Postmodern Cinema: The Voice of the Other in Canadian Film is both an informative description of postmodern and poststructuralist theory and an enlightening illustration of how Canadian filmmakers have used postmodern and poststructuralist cinematic technique in Canadian film. The book explores four films, Atom Egoyan's Family Viewing, Denys Aracand's Jesus of Montreal, Patricia Rozema's I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, and Bill MacGillivray's Life Classes. Using Canadian culture as an example of a marginalized culture, each film illustrates a different aspect of the marginalized experience. This book proposes a new scheme for a poststructuralist film theory. The author deals with ... Read more
A Postmodern Cinema: The Voice of the Other in Canadian Film is both an informative description of postmodern and poststructuralist theory and an enlightening illustration of how Canadian filmmakers have used postmodern and poststructuralist cinematic technique in Canadian film. The book explores four films, Atom Egoyan's Family Viewing, Denys Aracand's Jesus of Montreal, Patricia Rozema's I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, and Bill MacGillivray's Life Classes. Using Canadian culture as an example of a marginalized culture, each film illustrates a different aspect of the marginalized experience. This book proposes a new scheme for a poststructuralist film theory. The author deals with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810840980
SKU
V9780810840980
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About Mary Alemany-Galway
Mary Alemany-Galway teaches Media Studies at Massey University in New Zealand. Previously she taught Film Studies in Canada at Concordia University and Queen's University. She is the co-editor of Peter Greenaway's Postmodern/Poststructuralist Cinema (Scarecrow Press, 2001).
Reviews for Postmodern Cinema
...[has] much to offer...[raises] important questions about theorizing the spectator in the context of a national cinema at a time when the spread of multiculturalism and globalization is placing enormous pressure on traditional ideas of national identity.
Jim Leach
Canadian Journal of Film Studies
See the films. Read the book.
Senses Of Cinema
Jim Leach
Canadian Journal of Film Studies
See the films. Read the book.
Senses Of Cinema