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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vidal Villasur, Belen (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Film culture in transition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figuring the Past; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Period Film and the Mannerist Moment; Chapter 1 - A Poetics of Figuration; Chapter 2 - Present in the Past: The House; Chapter 3 - Time and the Image: The Tableau; Chapter 4 - The Scene of Writing: The Letter; Conclusion - Second Sight: Reviewing the Past, Figuring the Present; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Film Titles; Index of Names and Subjects