Film violence : history, ideology, genre / James Kendrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendrick, James, 1974- author.

Series:

Short cuts (London, England)

Short cuts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Wallflower, [2009]

Summary:

A concise and accessible introduction to the role violence has played in the cinema from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural and industrial contexts. After considering problems of definition, this study offers a systematic history of film violence and examines three of the most popular violent genres (western, horror and action). It concludes with a case study on the centrality of film violence to the directors of the New American Cinema, such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, which offers a strong example of how violence, history, ideology and genre are all deeply intertwined.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. What Do We Mean by 'Film Violence'?

2. A History of Film Violence

3. Violence and Genre: The Western, Horror, and Action Film

4. Case Study: Violence and the New American Cinema

Notes

Filmography

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231502207

0231502206

OCLC:

1023533022