Inside the historical film / Bruno Ramirez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramirez, Bruno, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical films--History and criticism.

Historical films.

Motion pictures and history.

Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Genre:

Interviews.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

236 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queens Univ Press, 2014.

Summary:

From cinema's beginnings filmmakers have turned to the past for their stories, so much so that in many ways our historical culture is shaped more in the movie theatre than in the classroom. Inside the Historical Film argues how and why film can enrich our understanding of the past. Bruno Ramirez discusses a wide range of films from various historical and national contexts, pointing to the role that film crafts play in translating historical events into cinematic language. He takes the reader through the process of conception, research, design, and production of several films that he researched and co-wrote, explaining the decisions that were made to best convey historical knowledge. The practice-based quality at the core of Ramirez's analysis is further enhanced by his conversations with world-renowned film directors Denys Arcand, Constantin Costa-Gavras, Deepa Mehta, Renzo Rossellini, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and Margarethe von Trotta. Grounded in an appreciation for the interpretative value of making films and cinema's ability to reach large public audiences at personal and emotional levels, Inside the Historical Film seeks to understand historical films as both creative works and multi-layered representations of the past. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1

1 Introduction: From the Archive to the Screen 3

2 Narrating the Past in Words and in Motion 18

3 The Filmmaker as Occasional Historian 42

4 History, Cinema, and Immigration: The Case of Montreal's Italians 85

Part 2 In Conversation with Paolo and Vittorio Taviani 137

Denys Arcand 148

Deepa Mehta 165

Constantin Costa-Gavras 172

Renzo Rossellini 182

Margarethe von Trotta 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ramirez, Bruno, 1942-, author. Inside the historical film.

ISBN:

0773544216

9780773544215

9780773544208

0773544208

OCLC:

879528761