Classical Hollywood cinema point of view and communication

This book offers a new approach to filmic point of view by combining close analyses informed by the tools of narratology and philosophy with concepts derived from communication studies. Each chapter stages a conversation between two masterpieces of classical Hollywood cinema and one critical concept...

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Main Author: Zborowski, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2015
Edition:1
Subjects:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
European
Film Studies
LITERARY CRITICISM
Motion pictures
Motion pictures-California-Los Angeles-History-20th century
Motion pictures-Production and direction-United States-History-20th century
Motion pictures-United States-History-20th century
ISBN:0719083346, 1784996777, 9780719083341, 9781784996772
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Summary:This book offers a new approach to filmic point of view by combining close analyses informed by the tools of narratology and philosophy with concepts derived from communication studies. Each chapter stages a conversation between two masterpieces of classical Hollywood cinema and one critical concept that can enrich our understanding of them: Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra, 1936) are interpreted in relation to point of view; Anatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger, 1959) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962) are considered with reference to the concept of distance; and Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophuls, 1948) and Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks, 1939) are explored through the lens of communication. Each encounter reveals new, exciting and mutually illuminating ways of appreciating not only these case studies, but also the critical concepts at stake.
ISBN:0719083346
1784996777
9780719083341
9781784996772
DOI:10.7228/manchester/9780719083341.001.0001