Realism and popular cinema / Julia Hallam with Margaret Marshment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallam, Julia, 1952-

Contributor:

Marshment, Margaret.

Series:

Inside popular film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Realism in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xvi, 280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This groundbreaking study engages with the theoretical aspects of realism -- a long neglected area in film studies. It contributes to an understanding of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war, and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history the authors examine the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for their in-depth analysis of contemporary popular films.

Contents:

1 Realism and film: discursive formations 3

2 Realist moments: representation and reality 24

3 Realism and genre: realising fantasy 62

4 The epic of the everyday: notes towards a continuum 97

5 Discerning viewers: cognitive theory and identification 122

6 Re-visioning history: realism and politics 145

7 Space, place and identity: re-viewing social realism 184

8 Violent appropriations: realising death 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0719052505

0719052513

OCLC:

44058772