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Spaces in European Cinema (Intellect European Studies Series)
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How is space constructed in European Cinema?
What ideological or artistic concerns does space "narrate"?
This is one of the few studies of its kind to explore such questions and the only text to fully address the unique spatial power of the cinema. Coveing films of the 1920s right up to those of the 1990s; racial, social and gendered 'mappings' of the city and its private and public spaces are considered from a fresh perspective.
The volume includes special contributions from scholars right across Europe who focus on previously neglected areas such as news and municipal cinema as well as the canon of key European films. Offreing a plurality of critical approaches, the text interweaves national cinema with specific genre studies and documents the vision of individual film-makers.
Fully illustrated with a comprehensive filmography and bibliography, this is a significant work for use in the study of Modern Languages or film. Spaces in European cinema is the product of the Research Centre of European Cinema at Middlesex University.
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“This book was a fascinating collection of very critical and thought out essays on the exploration of "space" which is presented as many forms: whether it be 'metaphysical' as is the case of Paris in film, to even how space pertains to spectatorship, as the idea behind the cinema of Alain Tanner.
The truth is that there is usually some purpose or more profound meaning, often times symbolic, on the use of space and location, whether it's in cityscapes, rooms, shelters, forests, etc. They are important because they either advance or reinforce a narrative, or are used to form a film maker's point of view through techniques, or to simply emphasize a historical context. That's the major core of what these essays cover. There's a wide variety of films from: German Expressionism to contemporary french films, and even certain investigations of influential auteur film makers such Antonini, Varda, Pasolini, and Wenders.
It's a fascinating study all in all that combines many ideas, connections, and even historical background. Worth the time for any lover of cinema.”
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