Revisiting Space : Space And Place in European Cinema

Everett, Wendy E. (EDT); Goodbody, Axel (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3039102648 / ISBN 13: 9783039102648

Published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2005

Seller Inventory # 18467616-n

Synopsis:

The role of space and place in the creation of visual narratives constitutes one of the most dynamic and exciting debates in contemporary film studies. How does film construct space? What are the spatial codes and strategies that it uses? What is the relationship between space and time in film? How do spatial constructs enable us to understand new concepts of identity and the politics and geographies of exile and displacement? Such questions, whose importance to contemporary film and culture is fundamental, are explored in wide-ranging, challenging essays that re-evaluate and extend recent theoretical debate in relation to the regional and national cinemas of Europe.
Alongside critical essays by scholars of international repute the book contains original contributions by practising film directors. Characterised by its interdisciplinary, cross-national focus, it is thematically structured to provide an insight into smaller and less well-explored cinemas as well as those of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain. Authoritative, lively, and jargon-free, these essays provide the reader with a clear understanding of the significance of space and place, and a fresh perspective on the fascinating diversity of European cinema.

About the Author: The Editors: Wendy Everett is Senior Lecturer in Film and French at the University of Bath.
Axel Goodbody is Reader in German Studies at the University of Bath.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Revisiting Space : Space And Place in ...
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New