Sin and redemption. The ridiculous and the sublime. The carnivalesque excess of the Strip and the barrenness of the desert surrounding the city. Visited by millions of fortune seekers and starry-eyed lovers each year, Las Vegas is a city with as many apparent contradictions as Elvis impersonators, and this complexity is reflected in the diversity of films that have been shot on location there. A copiously illustrated retrospective of Vegas s appearances on the big screen, this new volume in Intellect sWorld Film Locations series presents synopses of scenes from a broad selection of films...
Sin and redemption. The ridiculous and the sublime. The carnivalesque excess of the Strip and the barrenness of the desert surrounding the city. Vi...
We ll always have Paris, Humphrey Bogart assures Ingrid Bergman in the oft-quoted farewell scene from "Casablanca" in which Bogart s character, hard-hearted restaurateur Rick Blaine, bids former lover Ilsa Lund goodbye. The backdrop against which they first fell in love, Paris later serves as a reminder of their deep mutual longings. And with a host of different realizations by filmmakers from Philip Kaufman to Julien Leclercq to Woody Allen, there is no question that Paris has likewise endured in the memories of cinephiles worldwide."World Film Locations: Paris "takes readers on an...
We ll always have Paris, Humphrey Bogart assures Ingrid Bergman in the oft-quoted farewell scene from "Casablanca" in which Bogart s character, hard-h...
Examines the work of the French film and music video director, Michel Gondry Explores a range of complex works by Michel Gondry, examining significant themes throughout his filmography including surrealism, adaptation, memory, dreams, play and African-American identity Compares Gondry to other filmmakers including Wes Anderson and Jean Vigo, allowing for an understanding of how Gondry's films might compare with both his global contemporaries and his predecessors in French and international cinema Demonstrates how Gondry's work in narrative film, documentary and music video represents...
Examines the work of the French film and music video director, Michel Gondry Explores a range of complex works by Michel Gondry, examining signifi...
Every musical form has had an impact on the linguistic practices of our society. French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of French: professors incorporate songs into the curriculum in order to illustrate differences of register and linguistic variation, as well as to raise lexical or grammatical questions. As a form of popular expression, song is a genre that has, in recent years, become the focus of serious academic scholarship and criticism. However, few linguists have paid attention to...
Every musical form has had an impact on the linguistic practices of our society. French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Th...
Michael Abecassis Marcelline Block Felicity Chaplin
French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of French: professors incorporate songs into the curriculum in order to illustrate differences of register and linguistic variation, as well as to raise lexical or grammatical questions. Every musical form has had an impact on the linguistic practices of our society. As a form of popular expression, song is a genre that has, in recent years, become the focus of serious academic scholarship and criticism. However, few linguists have paid attention to...
French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of Fren...
Michael Abecassis Marcelline Block Felicity Chaplin
French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of French: professors incorporate songs into the curriculum in order to illustrate differences of register and linguistic variation, as well as to raise lexical or grammatical questions. Every musical form has had an impact on the linguistic practices of our society. As a form of popular expression, song is a genre that has, in recent years, become the focus of serious academic scholarship and criticism. However, few linguists have paid attention to...
French song is a vector of cultural, social, and stylistic values. Throughout the world, songs in the French language are used in the teaching of Fren...