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French Film: Texts and Contexts
ISBN: 9780415161176 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second edition of this innovative textbook brings together leading scholars to provide detailed analyses of twenty-two key films within the canon of French cinema, from the 1920s to the 1990s. Films discussed include:
* masterpieces such as Renoir's La Bete Humaine and Carne's Les Enfants du Paradis * popular classics such as Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot and Ma Nuit chez Maud * landmarks of the New Wave such as Les 400 Coups and A bout de souffle * important films of the 1990s such as Nikita and La... The second edition of this innovative textbook brings together leading scholars to provide detailed analyses of twenty-two key films within the canon ...
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702,94 |
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British Cinema in Documents
ISBN: 9780415168014 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. British Cinema in Documents presents an introduction to the key concerns and debates in British cinema through documents, ranging from official papers to fan magazines. Sarah Street shows how such documentary material can enrich our understanding of cinema's place in national culture and shed new light on defining moments in British cinema history.
Street draws together a wide range of material, discussing oral histories, film posters and stills and star memorabilia alongside audience surveys, censorship reports, fan magazines and web sites, providing a context for each extract... British Cinema in Documents presents an introduction to the key concerns and debates in British cinema through documents, ranging from offici...
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184,17 |
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British Science Fiction Cinema
ISBN: 9780415168670 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bound by modest budget constraints and dwarfed by Hollywood's output, British sci-fi cinema has enjoyed a checkered past, overlooked by critics. Yet the sci-fi genre has produced some of the best British films, from the pre-war classic Things to Come to Alien - made in Britain by a British director. This text redresses the balance, exploring the diverse strangeness of British sci-fi from literary adaptations like 1984 and A Clockwork Orange to the pulp fantasies and creature features far removed from the acceptable face of British cinema. Through case studies of key films like The Day the...
Bound by modest budget constraints and dwarfed by Hollywood's output, British sci-fi cinema has enjoyed a checkered past, overlooked by critics. Yet t...
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702,94 |
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British Science Fiction Cinema
ISBN: 9780415168687 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. British Science Fiction Cinema is the first substantial study of a genre which, despite a sometimes troubled history, has produced some of the best British films, from the prewar classic Things to Come to Alien made in Britain by a British director. The contributors to this rich and provocative collection explore the diverse strangeness of British science fiction, from literary adaptions like Nineteen Eighty-Four and A Clockwork Orange to pulp fantasies and 'creature features' far removed from the acceptable face of British cinema.
Through case studies... British Science Fiction Cinema is the first substantial study of a genre which, despite a sometimes troubled history, has produced some of th...
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189,02 |
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British Crime Cinema
ISBN: 9780415168694 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on British popular film, this book includes interviews with key directors Mike Hodges (Get Carter) and Donald Cammel (Performance). It discusses an abundance of films including:
* acclaimed recent crime films such as Shallow Grave, Shopping, and Face. * early classics like They Made Me A Fugitive * acknowledged classics such as Brighton Rock and The Long Good Friday *... This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on Brit...
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702,94 |
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British Crime Cinema
ISBN: 9780415168700 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on British popular film, this book includes interviews with key directors Mike Hodges (Get Carter) and Donald Cammel (Performance). It discusses an abundance of films including:
* acclaimed recent crime films such as Shallow Grave, Shopping, and Face. * early classics like They Made Me A Fugitive * acknowledged classics such as Brighton Rock and The Long Good Friday *... This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on Brit...
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189,02 |
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British Cinema in the Fifties : Gender, Genre and the 'New Look'
ISBN: 9780415171571 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1950s, British cinema won large audiences with popular war films and comedies, creating stars such as Dirk Bogarde and Kay Kendall, and introducing the stereotypes of war hero, boffin and comic bureaucrat which still help to define images of British national identity. In this text, Christine Geraghty examines some of the most popular films of this period, exploring the ways in which they approached contemporary social issues such as national identity, the end of empire, new gender roles and the care of children. Through a series of case studies on films as diverse as It Always Rains on...
In the 1950s, British cinema won large audiences with popular war films and comedies, creating stars such as Dirk Bogarde and Kay Kendall, and introdu...
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702,94 |
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British Cinema in the Fifties: Gender, Genre and the 'New Look'
ISBN: 9780415171588 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the fifties British cinema won large audiences with popular war films and comedies, creating stars such as Dirk Bogarde and Kay Kendall, and introducing the stereotypes of war hero, boffin and comic bureaucrat which still help to define images of British national identity. In British Cinema in the Fifties, Christine Geraghty examines some of the most popular films of this period, exploring the ways in which they approached contemporary social issues such as national identity, the end of empire, new gender roles and the care of children.
Through a series of case studies on films... In the fifties British cinema won large audiences with popular war films and comedies, creating stars such as Dirk Bogarde and Kay Kendall, and introd...
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189,02 |
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Impossible Bodies : Femininity and Masculinity at the Movies
ISBN: 9780415185769 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work investigates issues of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality at the margins of contemporary Hollywood. Examining stars from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Clint Eastwood to Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Lopez, Chris Holmlund focuses on actors whose physique or appearance marks them as unusual or exceptional, and yet who occupy key and revealing positions in today's mainstream cinema. Exploring a range of genres and considering both stars and their sidekicks, Holmlund examines ways in which Hollywood accommodates - or doesn't - a variety of impossible bodies, from the outrageous physiques of...
This work investigates issues of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality at the margins of contemporary Hollywood. Examining stars from Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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184,17 |
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Keyframes: Popular Cinema and Cultural Studies
ISBN: 9780415202817 / Angielski / Twarda / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Keyframes introduces the study of popular cinema of Hollywood and beyond and responds to the transformative effect of cultural studies on film studies.
The contributors rethink contemporary film culture using ideas and concerns from feminism, queer theory, 'race' studies, critiques of nationalism, colonialism and post-colonialism, the cultural economies of fandom, spectator theory, and Marxism. Combining a film studies focus on the film industry, production and technology with a cultural studies analysis of consumption and audiences, Keframes demonstrates the breadth of... Keyframes introduces the study of popular cinema of Hollywood and beyond and responds to the transformative effect of cultural studies on fil...
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678,70 |
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Keyframes: Popular Cinema and Cultural Studies
ISBN: 9780415202824 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Keyframes introduces the study of popular cinema of Hollywood and beyond and responds to the transformative effect of cultural studies on film studies.
The contributors rethink contemporary film culture using ideas and concerns from feminism, queer theory, 'race' studies, critiques of nationalism, colonialism and post-colonialism, the cultural economies of fandom, spectator theory, and Marxism. Combining a film studies focus on the film industry, production and technology with a cultural studies analysis of consumption and audiences, Keframes demonstrates the breadth of... Keyframes introduces the study of popular cinema of Hollywood and beyond and responds to the transformative effect of cultural studies on fil...
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184,17 |
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Cinema and Nation
ISBN: 9780415208628 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ideas of national identity, nationalism and transnationalism are now a central feature of contemporary film studies, as well as primary concerns for film-makers themselves. Embracing a range of national cinemas including Scotland, Poland, France, Turkey, Indonesia, India, Germany and America, Cinema and Nation considers the ways in which film production and reception are shaped by ideas of national belonging and examines the implications of globalisation for the concept of national cinema.
In the first three Parts, contributors explore sociological approaches to nationalism,... Ideas of national identity, nationalism and transnationalism are now a central feature of contemporary film studies, as well as primary concerns for f...
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702,94 |
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A History of Pre-Cinema
ISBN: 9780415211475 / Angielski / Twarda / 1056 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This set collects together for the first time rare and scattered material on the history of pre-cinema.
This set collects together for the first time rare and scattered material on the history of pre-cinema.
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3999,48 |
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A History of Early Film
ISBN: 9780415211512 / Angielski / Twarda / 1328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Early Film' is generally taken to cover the period of invention (early 1890s) to the First World War. During the past twenty years, it has become a sophisticated area of cinema studies, with its own methodology.
'Early Film' is generally taken to cover the period of invention (early 1890s) to the First World War. During the past twenty years, it has become a s...
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2908,71 |
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Rethinking Third Cinema
ISBN: 9780415213530 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This important anthology addresses established notions about Third Cinema theory, and the cinema practice of developing and postcolonial nations. The 'Third Cinema' movement called for a politicised film-making practice in Africa, Asia and Latin America, one which would take on board issues of race, class, religion, and national integrity. The films which resulted from the movement, from directors such as Ousmane Sembene, Satyajit Ray and Nelson Pereira dos Santos, are among the most culturally signficant, politically sophisticated and frequently studied films of the 1960s and 1970s.... This important anthology addresses established notions about Third Cinema theory, and the cinema practice of developing and postcolonial nations. T... |
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702,94 |
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Rethinking Third Cinema
ISBN: 9780415213547 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This anthology addresses established notions of Third Cinema theory, and the cinema pratice of developing and postcolonial nations. The Third Cinema movement called for a politicised film-making practice in Africa, Asia and Latin America, one which would take on board issues of race, class, religion, and national integrity. The films which resulted from the movement, from directors such as Ousmane Sembene, Satyajit Ray and Nelson Pereira dos Santos, are among the most culturally significant, politically sophisticated and frequently studied films of the 1960s and 1970s. However, despite the...
This anthology addresses established notions of Third Cinema theory, and the cinema pratice of developing and postcolonial nations. The Third Cinema m...
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189,02 |
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Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom
ISBN: 9780415216784 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars of the silent - Colleen Moore and Pola Negri - classical - Sonja Henie and Hedy Lamarr - and post-classical eras - Marisa Tomei and Cher - to demonstrate how each star illuminates aspects of ethnicity, gender, consumerism, and class at work in American culture.
Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American ...
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179,32 |
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Spanish National Cinema
ISBN: 9780415220590 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A nation is nothing without the stories it tells about itself. In Spanish National Cinema, Triana-Toribio studies some of the stories told through film, as well as the demands made on Spanish cinema to provide new stories to contribute to the formation of the nation. She also examines the changing national qualities of Spanish cinema, such as the Spanishness of its filmmakers, while taking issue with studies of national cinemas that focus on important moments.
A nation is nothing without the stories it tells about itself. In Spanish National Cinema, Triana-Toribio studies some of the stories told through fil...
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702,94 |
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Spanish National Cinema
ISBN: 9780415220606 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examines the discourses of nationalism as they intersected or clashed with Spanish film production from its inception to the present. While the book addresses the discourses around filmmakers such as Almodovar and Medem, whose work has achieved international recognition, Spanish National Cinema is particularly novel in its treatment of a whole range of popular cinema rarely touched on in studies of Spanish cinema. Using accounts of films, popular film magazines and documents not readily available to an English-speaking audience, as well as case studies focusing on the key issues of...
This study examines the discourses of nationalism as they intersected or clashed with Spanish film production from its inception to the present. While...
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184,17 |
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British Cinema, Past and Present
ISBN: 9780415220613 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. British Cinema: Past and Present responds to the commercial and critical success of British film in the 1990s. Providing a historical perspective to the contemporary resurgence of British cinema, this unique anthology brings together leading international scholars to investigate the rich diversity of British film production, from the early sound period of the 1930s to the present day.
The contributors address: * British Cinema Studies and the concept of national cinema * the distribution and reception of British films in the US and Europe * key genres, movements and... British Cinema: Past and Present responds to the commercial and critical success of British film in the 1990s. Providing a historical perspec...
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702,94 |