Traditions in world cinema
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Traditions in world cinema
(Traditions in world cinema / general editor, Steven Jay Schneider ; associate editors, Linda Badley, R. Barton Palmer)
Edinburgh University Press, c2006
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- : pbk
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The core volume in the Traditions in World Cinema series, this book brings together a colourful and wide-ranging collection of world cinematic traditions - national, regional and global - all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. Topics include: German expressionism, Italian neorealism, French New Wave, British new wave, Czech new wave, Danish Dogma, post-Communist cinema, Brazilian post-Cinema Novo, new Argentine cinema, pre-revolutionary African traditions, Israeli persecution films, new Iranian cinema, Hindi film songs, Chinese wenyi pian melodrama, Japanese horror, new Hollywood cinema and global found footage cinema. Features *Includes a preface by Toby Miller. *Each chapter covers a key world cinema tradition and is written by an expert in the field: Roy Armes, Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Peter Bondanella, Corey Creekmur, Adrian Danks, Peter Hames, Randal Johnson, Robert Kolker, Myrto Konstantarakos, Jay McRoy, Negar Mottahedeh, Richard Neupert, Christina Stojanova, J.P. Telotte, Stephen Teo. *Traditions are examined from a wide range of views and include historical, social, cultural and industrial perspectives.
Table of Contents
- Preface (Toby Miller)
- Introduction (Linda Badley & R. Barton Palmer)
- I. European Traditions
- 1. German Expressionism (J.P. Telotte)
- 2. Italian Neorealism (Peter Bondanella)
- 3. The French New Wave (Richard Neupert)
- 4. The British New Wave (R. Barton Palmer)
- II. Central, Eastern and Northern European Traditions
- 5. The Czechoslovak New Wave (Peter Hames)
- 6. Danish Dogma (Linda Badley)
- 7. Post-Communist Cinema (Christina Stojanova)
- III. South American Traditions
- 8. Post-Cinema Novo Brazilian Cinema (Randal Johnson)
- 9. New Argentine Cinema (Myrto Konstantarakos)
- IV. African and Middle Eastern Traditions
- 10. Early Cinematic Traditions in Africa (Roy Armes)
- 11. Israeli Persecution Films (Nitzan Ben-Shaul)
- 12. New Iranian Cinema (Negar Mottahedeh)
- V. Asian Traditions
- 13. Popular Hindi Cinema and the Film Song (Corey Creekmur)
- 14. Chinese Melodrama (Stephen Teo)
- 15. Japanese Horror Cinema (Jay McRoy)
- VI. American and Transnational Traditions
- 16. The 'New' American Cinema (Robert Kolker)
- 17. The Global Art of Found Footage Cinema (Adrian Danks).
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