Poetics of Cinema

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Synopsis

Bringing together twenty-five years of work on what he has called the "historical poetics of cinema," David Bordwell presents an extended analysis of a key question for film studies: how are films made, in particular historical contexts, in order to achieve certain effects? For Bordwell, films are made things, existing within historical contexts, and aim to create determinate effects. Beginning with this central thesis, Bordwell works out a full understanding of how films channel and recast cultural influences for their cinematic purposes. With more than five hundred film stills, Poetics of Cinema is a must-have for any student of cinema.

Book details

Author:
David Bordwell
ISBN:
9781135867812
Related ISBNs:
9780203941898, 9780415977791, 9780415977791, 9780415977784, 9780415977784
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
512
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-04-19
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2008
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Art and Architecture, Entertainment, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies