Cartographic cinema / Tom Conley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conley, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maps in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Maps and movies tell their viewers where they are situated, what they are doing, and, to a strong degree, who they are. In this groundbreaking work, eminent scholar Tom Conley establishes the ideological power of maps in classic, contemporary, and avant-garde cinema to shape the imaginary and mediated relations we hold with the world.

Contents:

Icarian cinema: Paris qui dort

Jean Renoir: cartographies in deep focus

Maps and theaters of torture: Roma, citta aperta

A desperate journey: from Casablanca to Indiana Jones

Juvenile geographies: Les mistons

Michelin Tendre: Les amants

Paris Underground: Les 400 coups

A roadmap for a road movie: Thelma and Louise

Cronos, cosmos, and Polis: La haine

Ptolemy, Gladiator, and empire.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 251-253.

ISBN:

0-8166-9598-9

OCLC:

476131237