Freedom and Vengeance on Film: Precarious Lives and the Politics of Subjectivity (International Library of the Moving Image (PDF))
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- Synopsis
- Films both reflect and construct social reality, especially in the way they employ, affirm and critique the discourses through which we grasp political life. This book examines five contemporary feature films that engage our deep attachments to two core political ideas- freedom and vengeance - asking: what do audiences learn about freedom and vengeance from film, and what are the political consequences of the reproduction or disruption of their meanings? Often, contemporary films represent the pursuit of freedom and revenge in a depoliticized way, erasing the precarious character of social life. Other films, however, foreground the negotiation of unchosen relations and circumstances in their drama. Films examined include Into the Wild, Mystic River, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Wendy and Lucy and Winter's Bone.
- Copyright:
- 2016
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780857729415
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781784530105
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 02/28/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert E. Watkins
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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