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World cinema : critical approaches / edited by John Hill and Pamela Church Gibson ; consultant editors: Richard Dyer, E. Ann Kaplan, Paul Willemen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: xv, 234 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0198742827
  • 9780198742821
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43015
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995 H645w 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
General introduction / John Hill -- Redefining cinema: international and avant-garde alternatives. 1. Concepts of national cinema / Stephen Crofts ; 2. Modernism and the avant-gardes / Murray Smith ; 3. Realism, modernism, and post-colonial theory / Ashish Rajadhyaksha -- Redefining cinema: other genres. 4. The documentary / John Izod and Richard Kilborn ; 5. The animated film / Michael O'Pray -- European cinema. 6. Issues in European cinema / Ginette Vincendeau -- Case studies: movements, moments, and filmmakers. 7. The avant gardes and European cinema before 1930 / Ian Christie ; 8. Italian post-war cinema and neo-realism / Simona Monticelli ; 9. The French nouvelle vague / Jill Forbes ; 10. New German cinema / Ulrike Sieglohr ; 11. East Central European cinema / Daniel J. Goulding ; 12. European film policy and the response to Hollywood / Armand Mattelart ; 13. Directors and stars: (a) Jean Renoir / Keith Reader ; (b) Ingmar Bergman / Chris Darke ; (c) Chantal Akerman / Cathy Fowler ; (d) Pedro Almodâovar / Josâe Arroyo ; (e) Luc Besson / Susan Hayward ; (f) Brigitte Bardot / Ginette Vincendeau. -- Anglophone national cinemas: Case studies. 14. British cinema / Andrew Higson ; 15. Ireland and cinema / Martin McLoone ; 16. Australian cinema / Elizabeth Jacka ; 17. Canadian cinema / Will Straw -- World cinema. 18. Issues in world cinema / Wimal Dissanayake -- Case-studies: cinemas of the world. 19. Indian cinema / Ashish Rajadhyaksha ; 20. Chinese cinema / Bâerâenice Reynaud ; 21. Hong Kong cinema (a) Discovery and pre-discovery / Stephen Teo ; (b) China and 1997 / N.K. Leung ; 22. Taiwanese new cinema / Kuan-Hsing Chen ; 23. Japanese cinema / Freda Freiberg ; 24. African cinema / N. Frank Ukadike ; 25. South American cinema / Julianne Burton-Carvajal -- Redefining cinema: film in a changing age. 26. Film and changing technologies / Laura Kipnis ; 27. Film and television / John Hill -- List of picture sources and readings -- Index of selected names and film titles.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

General introduction / John Hill -- Redefining cinema: international and avant-garde alternatives. 1. Concepts of national cinema / Stephen Crofts ; 2. Modernism and the avant-gardes / Murray Smith ; 3. Realism, modernism, and post-colonial theory / Ashish Rajadhyaksha -- Redefining cinema: other genres. 4. The documentary / John Izod and Richard Kilborn ; 5. The animated film / Michael O'Pray -- European cinema. 6. Issues in European cinema / Ginette Vincendeau -- Case studies: movements, moments, and filmmakers. 7. The avant gardes and European cinema before 1930 / Ian Christie ; 8. Italian post-war cinema and neo-realism / Simona Monticelli ; 9. The French nouvelle vague / Jill Forbes ; 10. New German cinema / Ulrike Sieglohr ; 11. East Central European cinema / Daniel J. Goulding ; 12. European film policy and the response to Hollywood / Armand Mattelart ; 13. Directors and stars: (a) Jean Renoir / Keith Reader ; (b) Ingmar Bergman / Chris Darke ; (c) Chantal Akerman / Cathy Fowler ; (d) Pedro Almodâovar / Josâe Arroyo ; (e) Luc Besson / Susan Hayward ; (f) Brigitte Bardot / Ginette Vincendeau. -- Anglophone national cinemas: Case studies. 14. British cinema / Andrew Higson ; 15. Ireland and cinema / Martin McLoone ; 16. Australian cinema / Elizabeth Jacka ; 17. Canadian cinema / Will Straw -- World cinema. 18. Issues in world cinema / Wimal Dissanayake -- Case-studies: cinemas of the world. 19. Indian cinema / Ashish Rajadhyaksha ; 20. Chinese cinema / Bâerâenice Reynaud ; 21. Hong Kong cinema (a) Discovery and pre-discovery / Stephen Teo ; (b) China and 1997 / N.K. Leung ; 22. Taiwanese new cinema / Kuan-Hsing Chen ; 23. Japanese cinema / Freda Freiberg ; 24. African cinema / N. Frank Ukadike ; 25. South American cinema / Julianne Burton-Carvajal -- Redefining cinema: film in a changing age. 26. Film and changing technologies / Laura Kipnis ; 27. Film and television / John Hill -- List of picture sources and readings -- Index of selected names and film titles.

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