Figuring the past : : period film and the Mannerist aesthetic / / Belen Vida.
This definitive work offers a new approach to the period film at the turn of the twenty-first century, examining the ways in which contemporary cinema recreates the historical past. This book explores the relation between visual motifs and cultural representation in a range of key films by James Ivo...
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| Superior document: | Film Culture in Transition |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Film culture in transition
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 pages) :; illustrations. |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Figuring the Past; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Period Film and the Mannerist Moment; Chapter 1 - A Poetics of Figuration; Chapter 2 - Present in the Past: The House; Chapter 3 - Time and the Image: The Tableau; Chapter 4 - The Scene of Writing: The Letter; Conclusion - Second Sight: Reviewing the Past, Figuring the Present; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Film Titles; Index of Names and Subjects