Cinema's missing children / Emma Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Emma.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missing children--In motion pictures.

Missing children.

Physical Description:

ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Wallflower Press, 2003.

Summary:

Photographs of missing children are some of the most haunting images of contemporary Western society. Wilson contends that the loss of a child is perceived as a limit-experience in contemporary cinema, where filmmakers attempt to transform their means of representation as a response to acute pain and horror. She explores the representation of missing and endangered children in a number of the key films of the last decade, including Kieslowski's "Three Colours: Blue," Atom Egoyan's "Exotica," Todd Solondz's "Happiness," Jane Campion's "The Portrait of a Lad"y, Lars von Trier's "The Kingdom," and Almodovar's "All About My Mother."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.

ISBN:

1903364507

1903364515

OCLC:

52139096