Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema
Intellect Books (Verlag)
978-1-84150-202-1 (ISBN)
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The use of alternate realities in cinema has been brought to new heights by such recent films as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Donnie Darko. Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema is the first book to analyze these imaginary realms, tracing their construction and development across periods, genres, and history.
Through an analysis of such landmark films as The Wizard of Oz, Vanilla Sky, and Back to the Future, James Walters reveals how unconventional worlds are crucial to each film’s dramatic agenda and narrative structure. This groundbreaking volume unifies decades of divergent work by film scholars and points the way towards a new theoretical framework for understanding fantasy in the context of popular film. Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema will be an essential resource for film studies scholars and movie buffs alike. “The book is very readable . . . an important area of film study. The most original aspects of the book are the close readings of the films discussed and how these readings cohere across a single thesis.”—Pat Brereton, Dublin City University, author of Hollywood Utopia
James Walters is a Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Birmingham.
Chapter 1: 'Establishing Contexts' - Page 15 - James Walters Chapter 2: 'Imagined Worlds' - Page 43 - James Walters Chapter 3: 'Making it Home: The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) & The Woman in the Window (Fritz Lang, 1944)' - Page 55 - James Walters Chapter 4: 'Return to Innocence: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michael Gondry, 2004)' - Page 81 - James Walters Chapter 5: 'Potential Worlds' - Page 107 - James Walters Chapter 6: 'Reclaiming the Real: It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)' - Page 115 - James Walters Chapter 7: 'The Search for Tomorrow: Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)' - Page 135 - James Walters Chapter 8: 'Other Worlds' - Page 157 - James Walters Chapter 9: 'Life Beyond Reason: Brigadoon (Vincente Minnelli, 1954)' - Page 169 - James Walters Chapter 10: 'Rehearsal Space: Pleasantvile (Gary Ross, 1998)' - Page 191 - James Walters
| Sprache | englisch |
|---|---|
| Maße | 178 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 381 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84150-202-2 / 1841502022 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84150-202-1 / 9781841502021 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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