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book		Aesthetics and neo-romanticism in film : landscapes in contemporary British cinema London, UK ; New York, NY.: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2014. Call No: 633.3 (41) Author: Hockenhull, Stella Source: UK Place: London, UK ; New York, NY. Publisher: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd PubDate: 2014 PhysDes: ix, 236 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject: BRITISH CINEMA; AESTHETICS; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS; REALISM IN FILMS; ART AND THE CINEMA; EMOTION IN FILMS; SWEET SIXTEEN (UK/GG/SP, Kenneth Loach, 2002); LADIES IN LAVENDER (UK, Charles Dance, 2004); MISS POTTER (UK/US, Chris Noonan, 2006); LONDON TO BRIGHTON (UK, Paul Andrew Williams, 2006); WAR ZONE, THE (UK, Tim Roth, 1999); RATCATCHER (UK, Lynne Ramsey, 1999); CHILDREN OF MEN (JA/UK/US, Alfonso Cuaron, 2006); [TWENTY-EIGHT] 28 DAYS LATER (UK/US, Danny Boyle, 2002); MAGDALENE SISTERS, THE (UK, Peter Mullan, 2002); NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS (UK, Pratibha Parmar, 2006); LAST RESORT, THE (UK, Pawel Pawlikowski, 2000); MY SUMMER OF LOVE (UK, Paul Pawlikowski, 2004); QUEEN, THE (UK/IT/FR, Stephen Frears, 2006) Summary: "The contemporary study of film is dominated by narrative theory - yet films include scenes and images which do not perform a narrative task but nevertheless provoke an emotional response.Stella Hockenhull looks at the painterly dimensions inherent in the medium of film, arguing that an aesthetic analysis enables a fuller appreciation of the visual 'spectacle' of cinema. In a reading of the formal aspects in film imagery in contemporary British films spanning social realist, melodrama and horror genres, Hockenhull demonstrates how the spiritual aspects of landscape and nature mobilise a Neo-Romantic effect. She traces the influence of Romanticism and notions of the Sublime in key British films including 'Sweet Sixteen', 'The Queen', 'Ratcatcher', 'Eden Lake', '28 Days Later', 'My Summer of Love' and 'The Last Great Wilderness'. Operating at the intersection between film theory, art theory and aesthetics, this is a vital contribution which enables a fuller, multidimensional understanding of cinematic experience." -- BOOK BLURB Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 9781848859012 Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2014 More info
title clippings file		CHILDREN OF MEN : (JA/UK/US, Alfonso Cuaron, 2006) Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings; CD-Rom press kit Subject: CHILDREN OF MEN (JA/UK/US, Alfonso Cuaron, 2006) ID2: 248 More info
book		Children of Men / Dan Dinello Leighton Buzzard: Auteur, Call No: 79 CHI DIN Author: Dinello, Dan Edition: 2019 Place: Leighton Buzzard Publisher: Auteur PhysDes: 132 pages : illustrated ; 20 cm Series: Constellations Subject: CHILDREN OF MEN (JA/UK/US, Alfonso Cuaron, 2006) Summary: A mirror of tomorrow, Alfonso Cuarón’s visionary Children of Men (2006) was released to good reviews and poor box office but is now regarded by many as a twenty-first-century masterpiece. Its propulsive story dramatizes a dystopian future when an infertile humanity hurtles toward extinction and an African refugee holds the key to its survival. Cuarón creates a documentary of the near future when Britain’s totalitarian government hunts down and cages refugees like animals as the world descends into violent chaos. In the midst of xenophobia and power abuses that have led to a permanent state of emergency, Children of Men inspires with a story of hope and political resistance. Dan Dinello explicates Children of Men’s politically progressive significance in the context of today’s rise of authoritarianism and white nationalism. Though topical at the time, the film now feels as if it’s been torn from today’s headlines. Examining the film from ideological, psychological, and philosophical perspectives, the book explores the film’s connection to post-9/11 apocalyptic narratives, its evolutionary twist to the nativity story, its warning about the rise of neofascism, and its visual uniqueness as science fiction, delving into the film’s gritty hyper-realistic style and the innovative filmic techniques developed by director Cuarón and his cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki. Dinello explores the film’s criticism of the pathologies of a reactionary politics that normalize discriminatory hierarchies and perpetuate vast differences in privilege. Children of Men prods us to imagine an egalitarian alternative with a narrative that urges emotional identification with rebels, outcasts, and racial and ethnic outsiders. -- publisher's web site ISBN: 9781999334024 Donation: Senses of Cinema Contents: Contents -- 1. Introduction: Clash of Civilizations -- 2. Children of Men in an Era of Apocalyptic Anxiety -- 3. Documenting the Future: Visual Design -- 4. Tyranny in the UK -- 5. The Resistance -- 6. Rise of a New World -- 7. Conclusion: State of Emergency -- Works Cited. More info
book		In permanent crisis : ethnicity in contemporary European media and cinema / Ipek A. Celik Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2015. Call No: 744.6(4) CEL Author: Celik, Ipek A. Source: US Place: Ann Arbor Publisher: University of Michigan Press PubDate: 2015 PhysDes: x, 192 pages ; 24 cm Subject: REFUGEES; RACIAL ISSUES IN FILMS; IMMIGRATION IN FILMS AND TELEVISION; CHILDREN OF MEN (JA/UK/US, Alfonso Cuaron, 2006); HEAD-ON [GEGEN DIE WAND] (GG, Fatih Akin, 2004); CACHE (FR/AU/GG/IT, Michael Haneke, 2005); HOSTAGE [OMIROS] (AA/GR, Constantine Giannaris, 2005) Summary: "Refugees, migrants, and minorities of migrant origin frequently apprear in European mainstream news in emergency situations: victims of human trafficking, suspects of terrorism, "bogus" asylum seekers. Through analysis of work by established filmmakers Michael Haneke, Faith Akin, and Alfonso Cuaron, 'In Permanent Crisis' contemplates the way mess media depictions become invoked by film to frame ethnic and racial Otherness is Europe as adornments of catastrophe." - taken from back cover Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-186) and index ISBN: 9780472052721 Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema Contents: Introduction: Mapping the representation of ethnicity in Europe -- Refugees and humanitarianism in a dystopic Europe: Alfonso Cuaro´n's Children of men -- The thrill of French colonial history: Michael Haneke's Hidden -- Balkan borders and transgressions: Constantinos Giannaris's Hostage -- Ethnicity and melodrama in the German media and Fatih Akin's Head-on -- Epilogue: The overarcing trope of victimhood More info

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