In this Book
- Classical Hollywood cinema: Point of view and communication
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Manchester University Press
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xiv
- 3. Communication, love and death
- pp. 85-110
- Conclusion: categories and conversations
- pp. 111-114
- Select bibliography
- pp. 131-134
Additional Information
ISBN
9781784996772
Related ISBN(s)
9780719083341
MARC Record
OCLC
981602840
Pages
152
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-14
Language
English
Open Access
No