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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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Screening Scotland / Duncan Petrie London: British Film Institute, 2000.
Call No: 71(41) PETAuthor: Petrie, Duncan J., 1963 CorpAuthor: British Film InstitutePlace: LondonPublisher: British Film InstitutePubDate: 2000PhysDes: 250 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmSubject: UNITED KINGDOM : SCOTLAND ; NATIONAL IDENTITY AND THE CINEMA. UK : SCOTLAND ; CHANNEL FOUR ; DOUGLAS, BILL ; FORSYTH, BILL ; Grierson, John ; BOYLE, DANNY ; MACKENDRICK, ALEXANDER ; Powell, Michael ; MULLAN, PETER ; MCDOUGALL, PETER ; GRIGOR, MURRAY ; CAUGHIE, JOHN ; MACKENZIE, JOHN ; BROTHERS, THE (UK, David MacDonald, 1947) ; SHIPBUILDERS, THE (UK, John Baxter, 1943) ; WHISKY GALORE (UK, Alexander MacKendrick, 1949) ; BRAVEHEART (US, Mel Gibson, 1995) ; BREAKING THE WAVES (DK/FR, Lars Von Trier, 1996) ; I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING! (UK, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1945) ; MY NAME IS JOE (UK/GG, Kenneth Loach, 1998) ; ORPHANS (UK, Peter Mullan, 1997) ; RATCATCHER (UK, Lynne Ramsey, 1999) ; ROB ROY (US, Michael Caton-Jones, 1995) ; SHALLOW GRAVE (UK, Danny Boyle, 1994) ; TRAINSPOTTING (UK, Danny Boyle, 1996) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-237) and indexISBN: 085170784X(cased) : No price; 0851707858(pbk.) : ¦14.99LON: 21532814
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