Contemporary cinema and neoliberal ideology / edited by Ewa Mazierska and Lars Kristensen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mazierska, Ewa, editor.

Kristensen, Lars Lyngsgaard Fjord, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Motion pictures.

Capitalism--Philosophy.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

xii, 252 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

In this edited collection, an international ensemble of scholars examine what contemporary cinema tells us about neoliberal capitalism and cinema, exploring whether filmmakers are able to imagine progressive alternatives under capitalist conditions. Individual contributions discuss filmmaking practices, film distribution, textual characteristics and the reception of films made in different parts of the world. They engage with topics such as class struggle, debt, multiculturalism and the effect of neoliberalism on love and sexual behaviour. Written in accessible, jargon-free language, Contemporary Cinema and Neoliberal Ideology is an essential text for those interested in political filmmaking and the political meanings of films. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Political economy of neoliberalism and its discontents 23

1 Team Loach and Sixteen Films: authorship, collaboration, leadership (and football) / David Archibald Archibald, David 25

2 US independent cinema and the capitalist mode of production: complicating discourses of independence and oppositionality / Kevan Feshami Feshami, Kevan 42

3 The lure of becoming cinema: the role of the internet in amateur and independent filmmaking / William Brown Brown, William 57

4 Svetlana Baskova's response to Russian national neoliberalism in For Marx ... / Lars Kristensen Kristensen, Lars 73

Part 2 Neoliberal winners and losers 89

5 The rise of the entrepreneur in jia Zhangkc's Words of a Journey / Corey Kai Nelson Schultz Schultz, Corey Kai Nelson 91

6 Capitalist realism in European films about debt / Ewa Mazierska Mazierska, Ewa 105

7 Bypass, obscure forces and ontological anxiety / Paul Dave Dave, Paul 121

8 Aggressive prosperity, violent austerity in Standing Aside, Watching / Rosa Barotsi Barotsi, Rosa 137

9 Multiplexing Marx in contemporary American cinema / Doru Pop Pop, Doru 153

Part 3 Love and sexual identities under neoliberalism 169

10 Hedges of Manhattan: the disquieting charm of the haute bourgeoisie in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married / Constantin Parvulescu Parvulescu, Constantin 171

11 Corporations of feelings: romantic comedy in the age of neoliberalism / Elzbieta Ostrowska Ostrowska, Elzbieta 185

12 Why is everyone not falling in love? Love, sex and neoliberalism in film adaptations of Bret Easton Ellis' works / Kamila Rymajdo Rymajdo, Kamila 202

13 Cinema, sex tourism and globalisation in American and European cinema / Martin O'Shaughnessy O'Shaughnessy, Martin 217

14 Polymorphous consumption: Eytan Fox's The Bubble as gated community / Bruce Williams Williams, Bruce 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Contemporary cinema and ideology

ISBN:

9781138235731

1138235733

9781138235748

1138235741

OCLC:

1001807453

Publisher Number:

40027594177