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University of Minnesota Press
- Cartographic Cinema
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
summary
Cartography and cinema are what might be called locational machinery. Maps and movies tell their viewers where they are situated, what they are doing, and, to a strong degree, who they are. In this groundbreaking work, eminent scholar Tom Conley establishes the ideological power of maps in classic, contemporary, and avant-garde cinema to shape the imaginary and mediated relations we hold with the world. Cartographic Cinema examines the affinities of maps and movies through comparative theory and close analysis of films from the silent era to the French New Wave to Hollywood blockbusters. In doing so, Conley reveals that most of the movies we see contain maps of various kinds and almost invariably constitute a projective apparatus similar to cartography. In addition, he demonstrates that spatial signs in film foster a critical relation with the prevailing narrative and mimetic registers of cinema. Conley convincingly argues that the very act of watching films, and cinema itself, is actually a form of cartography. Unlike its function in an atlas, a map in a movie often causes the spectator to entertain broader questions—not only about cinema but also of the nature of space and being.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- 1. Icarian Cinema: Paris qui dort
- pp. 23-39
- 5. Juvenile Geographies: Les Mistons
- pp. 106-124
- 6. Michelin Tendre: Les Amants
- pp. 125-140
- 7. Paris Underground: Les 400 coups
- pp. 141-155
- 9. Cronos, Cosmos, and Polis: La Haine
- pp. 173-190
- 10. Ptolemy, Gladiator, and Empire
- pp. 191-206
- Conclusion
- pp. 207-214
- Bibliography
- pp. 241-250
- Filmography
- pp. 251-254
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816695980
Related ISBN(s)
9780816643578
MARC Record
OCLC
212816010
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No