PostClassical Cinema by Eleftheria Thanouli

PostClassical Cinema by Eleftheria Thanouli

Does the term 'post-classical' have any relevance in current debates on contemporary cinema? This book offers a positive answer with the help of historical poetics and a number of contemporary popular films from across the globe. Chungking Express (1994), Trainspotting (1996), Run Lola Run (1998), Fight Club (1999), Magnolia (1999), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Amelie (2001), Moulin Rouge (2001), City of God (2002), and Oldboy (2003) are some of the examples analysed here in depth in order to map the formal principles of post-classical cinema. With a strong foothold in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America the post-classical mode of narration offers contemporary filmmakers a fresh set of creative options for staging, framing and editing their stories. With meticulous emphasis on formal distinctions this volume differentiates the post-classical paradigm from the powerful classical Hollywood tradition and opens up the territory for new formal frameworks and concepts.

Thanouli, Eleftheria: - Eleftheria Thanouli is Professor in Film Theory at the School of Film at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She is the author of Post-Classical Cinema: An International Poetics of Film Narration (2009) and Wag the Dog: A Study on Film and Reality in the Digital Age (2013).

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ISBN 13	9781906660093
ISBN 10	1906660093
Title	PostClassical Cinema
Author	Eleftheria Thanouli
Series	Film And Media Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wallflower Press
Year published	2010-01-04
Number of pages	224
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