World on Film: An Introduction

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John Wiley & Sons, Sep 23, 2011 - Performing Arts - 464 pages
This uniquely engaging and lively textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to international film, from the golden age of European cinema to the contemporary blockbusters of India and Asia, and the post World War II emergence of global film culture.
  • Offers an overview of film culture in European countries such as France, Sweden and Spain, as well as Africa, Hong Kong, China, and India, in a clear and conversational style to engage the student reader
  • Provides a detailed exploration of the impact of globalization on international cinema
  • Includes a comprehensive companion website (www.wiley.com/go/worldonfilm) with an expansive gallery of film stills also found in the text, plus access to sample syllabi for faculty and a detailed FAQ

  • Addresses the differences in visual and narrative strategies between Hollywood-influenced movies and international cinema

  • Highlights key words within the text and provides a comprehensive glossary of critical vocabulary for film studies

  • Each chapter includes in-depth case studies of individual films and directors, cultural and historical context, selected filmographies, and ideas for projects, essays, and further research

 

Selected pages

Contents

Projects
21
For Further Thought
44
CONTENTS
69
From Darkness toward Light
108
The Myth of History Neorealism and Beyond
150
Screening Feudalism and Modernism
195
Cinema of Combination and Contradiction
237
Movie Making in the Global Village
279
CONTENTS
310
Wong Karwai Now You See It
331
Ousmane Sembène Postcolonial Pioneer
354
Jia Zhangke Freedom and
378
The Arc of Jias Career
385
Conclusion
399
Index
418
Copyright

Luis Buñuel Playing with Ideas
292

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2011)

Martha P. Nochimson has taught in the Department of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and at Mercy College, where she developed and chaired a program in Film Studies, and she is the author of four other books, including her internationally acclaimed studies The Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood (1997); Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007); No End to Her: Soap Opera and the Female Subject; and Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2. Dr. Nochimson has been invited to appear on television in her capacity as a film and media critic in the United States, Canada, and France, and she has covered international film festivals in New York, Montreal, and Istanbul for over a decade. Her numerous articles about world film and interviews of major directors have appeared in Cineaste, Film Quarterly, and The New Review of Film and Television Studies. Further information is available at her website www.marthapnochimson.com.

Bibliographic information

TitleWorld on Film: An Introduction
AuthorMartha P. Nochimson
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1444358332, 9781444358339
Length464 pages
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Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
Photography / Techniques / Cinematography & Videography
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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