Traditions in World Cinema / / Steven Jay Schneider, Linda Badley, R. Barton Palmer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Badley, Linda,; Palmer, R. Barton,; Schneider, Steven Jay,
• MitwirkendeR: Armes, Roy,; Badley, Linda,; Ben-Shaul, Nitzan,; Bondanella, Peter,; Creekmur, Corey,; Danks, Adrian,; Hames, Peter,; Johnson, Randal,; Kolker, Robert,; Konstantarakos, Myrto,; McRoy, Jay,; Miller, Toby,; Mottahedeh, Negar,; Neupert, Richard,; Palmer, R. Barton,; Stojanova, Christina,; Telotte, J. P.,; Teo, Stephen,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Traditions in World Cinema : TWC
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748618637);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.Key FeaturesIncludes 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

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I EUROPEAN TRADITIONS -- 1 German Expressionism -- 2 Italian Neorealism -- 3 The French New Wave -- 4 The British New Wave -- PART II CENTRAL, EASTERN AND NORTHERN EUROPEAN TRADITIONS -- 5 The Czechoslovak New Wave -- 6 Danish Dogma -- 7 Post-Communist Cinema -- PART III SOUTH AMERICAN TRADITIONS -- 8 Post-Cinema Novo Brazilian Cinema -- 9 New Argentine Cinema -- PART IV AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN TRADITIONS -- 10 Early Cinematic Traditions in Africa -- 11 Israeli Persecution Films -- 12 New Iranian Cinema -- PART V ASIAN TRADITIONS -- 13 Popular Hindi Cinema and the Film Song -- 14 Chinese Melodrama -- 15 Japanese Horror Cinema -- PART VI AMERICAN AND TRANSNATIONAL TRADITIONS -- 16 The 'New' American Cinema -- 17 The Global Art of Found Footage Cinema -- INDEX