Jacques Ranciere and the politics of art cinema / James Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, James (James F.), author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ranciere, Jacques--Aesthetics.

Ranciere, Jacques.

Motion pictures--Political aspects.

Motion pictures.

Aesthetics--Political aspects.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]

Summary:

Drawing on case studies of films including Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Climates and John Akomfrah's The Nine Muses, this books asks to what extent is politics shaping art cinema? And, in turn, could art cinema possibly affect the political structure of the world as we know it?

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Politics and Art Cinema

Part I A Cinema of Politics

1. Panahi’s Disagreement

2. Larraín’s Ambivalence

Part II A Politics of Cinema

3. Kaufman’s Dissensus

4. Ceylan’s Equality

Part III Between Politics and Cinema

5. Akomfrah’s Foreigner

Conclusion: Contemporary Political Art Cinema

Bibliography

Filmography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-5358-9

1-4744-2379-5

1-4744-2380-9

OCLC:

1306542102