Childhood and Cinema by Vicky Lebeau
Since its inception the world of cinema has embraced the image of the child and both extended and challenged its representations. This title explores the complex and adventure of childhood on screen and examines how the child in film has been used to embody the aspirations and anxieties of modern life.
Lebeau's deft look at cinema's treatment of childhood puts aside the cosy teddy bears in favour of the harsher realities of murder, death, child abuse and warMoving seamlessly from The Exorcist to The Shining via Mysterious Skin and M among countless others, this is fascinating rather than squeamish. Excellent. Empire Magazine ... a provocative and unique study of the figure of the child as it has been shaped by photography and cinema since the late nineteenth-century. Media and Culture
Vicky Lebeau is Reader in English at the University of Sussex and is the author of Psychoanalysis and Cinema: The Play of Shadows (2001).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861893529 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861893523 |
| Title | Childhood and Cinema |
| Author | Vicky Lebeau |
| Series | Locations |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2007-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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