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post classical cinema an international poetics of film narration
p does the term post classical have any relevance in current debates on contemporary cinema this book offers a positive answer with the help of historical poetics and a number of contemporary popular films from across the globe . chungking express 1994 trainspotting 1996 run lola run 1998 fight club 1999 magnolia 1999 requiem for a dream 2000 amelie 2001 moulin rouge 2001 city of god 2002 and oldboy 2003 are some of the examples analysed here in depth in order to map the formal principles of post classical cinema . with a strong foothold in the united states europe asia and latin america the post classical mode of narration offers contemporary filmmakers a fresh set of creative options for staging framing and editing their stories . with meticulous emphasis on formal distinctions this volume differentiates the post classical paradigm from the powerful classical hollywood tradition and opens up the territory for new formal frameworks and concepts .
hardcover columbia univ pr 2009 isbn13 9781906660109 isbn10 1906660107
book type nf isbn 13 9781906660109 number of pages 239 publisher columbia univ pr release date 62135769600000