Cinema and the realms of enchantment : lectures, seminars and essays by Marina Warner and others / edited by Duncan Petrie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warner, Marina, 1946-

Petrie, Duncan J., 1963-

Series:

BFI working papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

ix, 140 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : BFI Publishing, 1993.

Summary:

This volume highlights three lectures by celebrated writer and scholar Marina Warner, who examines the social and psychic resonances of certain motifs and themes and their interpretation by film makers such as Renoir, Vigo and Cocteau. Warner also explores the idea of "the child" as expressed in fairy-tale narratives and the extent to which figures of witches and evil step-mothers are evidence of deep-seated misogyny. The accompanying essays expand on these questions. Together with Warner's pioneering work, they open a window on a new vista for film studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0851704050

OCLC:

29518534