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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: UKPlace: London, UK ; New York, NY.Publisher: I.B. Tauris & Co LtdPubDate: 2014PhysDes: 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 BLURBNotes: Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN: 9781848859012Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2014
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Scotland : global cinema : genres, modes and identities / David Martin-Jones Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, c2010.
Call No: 71(411) MARAuthor: Martin-Jones, David Source: UKPlace: EdinburghPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPubDate: c2010PhysDes: ix, 254 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmSubject: UNITED KINGDOM : SCOTLAND ; SCOTLAND IN FILMS ; LOCATION SHOOTING. SCOTLAND ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. SCOTLAND ; AE FOND KISS (UK, Ken Loach, 2004) ; AMERICAN COUSINS (UK, Don Coutts, 2003) ; BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (UK, Bill Eagles, 2000) ; CARLA'S SONG (UK/GG/SP, Kenneth Loach, 1996) ; DANNY THE DOG (FR/UK/US, Louis Leterrier, 2004) ; UNLEASHED (FR/UK/US, Louis Leterrier, 2004) ; DOG SOLDIERS (UK/LU, Neil Marshall, 2001) ; FESTIVAL (UK, Annie Griffin, 2005) ; GOVERNESS, THE (US, Sandra Goldbacher, 1998) ; GREGORY'S TWO GIRLS (UK/GG, Bill Forsyth, 1999) ; KANDUKONDIAN KANDUKONDAIN (II, Rajiv Menon, 2000) ; KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI (II, Karan Johar, 1998) ; LOCH NESS (UK, John Henderson, 1996) ; NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS (UK, Pratibha Parmar, 2006) ; PYAAR ISHQ AUR MOHABBAT (II, Rajiv Raj, 2001) ; RED ROAD (UK/DK, Andrea Arnold, 2006) ; SECRET OF THE LOCH, THE (UK, Milton Rosmer, 1934) ; SOFT TOP HARD SHOULDER (UK, Stefan Schwartz, 1993) ; TICKETS (UK/IT/IR, Abbas Kiarostomi/Ken Loach/Ermanno Olmi, 2005) ; WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP, THE (US/UK, Jay Russell, 2007) ; WILD COUNTRY (UK, Craig Strachan, 2005) ; WOMEN TALKING DIRTY (US, Coky Giedroyc, 1999) ; YOUNG ADAM (UK/FR, David Mackenzie, 2003) Summary: 'Scotland: Global cinema is the first book to focus on the explosion of filmmaking in Scotland in the 1990s and 2000s. It explores the various cinematic fantasies of Scotland created by contemporary filmmkers from all over the world - including Scotland, England, France, the United States, and India who braved the weather to shoot in Scotland.
This book provides analysis of ten different genres and modes prevalent in the 1990s/2000s: the comedy, road movie, Bollywood extravaganza, (Loch Ness) monster movie, horror film, costume drama, gangster flick, social realist melodrama, female friendship/US indie movie, and art cinema.' - TAKEN FROM BACK COVERISBN: 9780748633920Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2013Contents: 1. Comedy: Global/Local Identities / Gregory's Two Girls (1999), Festival (2005) -- 2. Road Movie: Scotland in the World / Soft Top, Hard Shoulder (1993), Carla's Song (1996), Tickets (2005) -- 3. Bollywood: Non-Resident Indian-Scotland / Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), Pyaar Ishq aur Mohabbat (2001), Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006) -- 4. (Loch Ness) Monster Movie: A Return to Primal Scotland / The Secret of the Loch (1934), Loch Ness (1996), The Water Horse (2007) -- 5. Horror Film: History Hydes in the Highlands / Dog Soldiers (2002), Wild Country (2005) -- 6. Costume Drama: From Men in Kilts to Developing Diasporas / The Governess (1998), 7. Gangster Film: Glasgow's Transnational Identities / American Cousins (2003), Danny the Dog (2005) -- 8. Social Realist Melodrama: Middle-class Minorities and Floundering Fathers / Ae Fond Kiss (2004), On a Clear Day (2005) -- 9. Female Friendship/US Indie: Women Talking / Women Talking Dirty (1999), Beautiful Creatures (2000) -- 10. Art Cinema: The Global Limits of Cinematic Scotland / Red Road (2006), Young Adam (2003)
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