Figuring the past period film and the Mannerist aesthetic
This definitive work offers a new approach to the period film at the turn of the twenty-first century, examining the ways in which contemporary cinema recreates the historical past. This book explores the relation between visual motifs and cultural representation in a range of key films by James Ivo...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Film culture in transition
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419777106719 |
| Sumario: | This definitive work offers a new approach to the period film at the turn of the twenty-first century, examining the ways in which contemporary cinema recreates the historical past. This book explores the relation between visual motifs and cultural representation in a range of key films by James Ivory, Martin Scorsese and Jane Campion, among others. Looking at the mannerist taste for citation, detail and stylisation, the author argues for an aesthetic of fragments and figures central to the period film as an international genre. Three key figures - the house, the tableau and the letter.... |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283698245 9789048513536 |
