Positioning art cinema : film and cultural value / Geoff King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Geoff, 1960- author.

Series:

International library of the moving image ; 58.

International library of the moving image

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and motion pictures.

Mass media and culture.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 330 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2019.

Summary:

"Art cinema occupies a space in the film landscape that is accorded a particular kind of value. From films that claim the status of harsh realism to others which embody aspects of the tradition of modernism or the poetic, art cinema encompasses a variety of work from across the globe. But how is art cinema positioned in the film marketplace, or by critics and in academic analysis? Exactly what kinds of cultural value are attributed to films of this type and how can this be explained? This book offers a unique analysis of how such processes work, including the broader cultural basis of the appeal of art cinema to particular audiences. Geoff King argues that there is no single definition of art cinema, but a number of distinct and recurrent tendencies are identified. At one end of the spectrum are films accorded the most 'heavyweight' status, offering the greatest challenges to viewers. Others mix aspects of art cinema with more accessible dimensions such as uses of popular genre frameworks and 'exploitation' elements involving explicit sex and violence. Including case studies of key figures such as Michael Haneke, Pedro Almodóvar and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, this is a crucial contribution to understanding both art cinema itself and the discourses through which its value is established."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-321) and index.

ISBN:

9781788318945

1788318943

9781786725561

1786725568

9781786735560

1786735563

OCLC:

1090800364