The 1990s were in many ways the Balkan decade, as the break-up of Yugoslavia returned the Balkans to the center of Western consciousness. While journalism has been the most important channel of constructing a perception of the war, this perception has also been based on films that deal with the conflict. The body of film productions about the Balkan conflict is a truly international project which engaged a large international community of filmmakers; still, most features come from the countries of former Yugoslavia: Before the Rain (1994); Underground (1995); Pretty Village, Pretty Flame...
The 1990s were in many ways the Balkan decade, as the break-up of Yugoslavia returned the Balkans to the center of Western consciousness. While journa...
This textbook offers a critical introduction to the topic of world cinema that explores the transition that has taken place since the 1980s. Offering an introduction to the concept of world cinema itself, it explores some of the dominant theoretical perspectives in film studies and outlines a clear definition of world cinema as a polycentric, polymorphic and polyvalent formation. It proposes that - along with Hollywood - other cinematic centres such as Bollywood, Nollywood, Asian Cinema and European cinema, are equally as important. It also explores the impact caused by the changes to the...
This textbook offers a critical introduction to the topic of world cinema that explores the transition that has taken place since the 1980s. Offeri...
