Moving Pictures: A New Theory of Film Genres, Feelings, and Cognition
Author:   Torben Grodal (Professor of Media Studies, Professor of Media Studies, University of Copenhagen)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
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9780198159834


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   25 February 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Moving Pictures: A New Theory of Film Genres, Feelings, and Cognition


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Author:   Torben Grodal (Professor of Media Studies, Professor of Media Studies, University of Copenhagen)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.464kg
ISBN:  

9780198159834


ISBN 10:   0198159838
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   25 February 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction I. Visual Fiction as Embodied Mental Flow II. Narratives as Basic Mental Models III. A Typology of Genres and Emotions IV. Laughter, Distance, Horror, and Tears Glossary of Terms List of References Index

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Groundbreaking....Throughout, Grodal refers to an admirably wide range of films; there is a particularly fascinating section on Gone with the Wind and Vertigo. Must reading for anyone interested in film theory. Brilliant. * Choice *


Groundbreaking....Throughout, Grodal refers to an admirably wide range of films; there is a particularly fascinating section on Gone with the Wind and Vertigo. Must reading for anyone interested in film theory. Brilliant. --Choice<br>


<br> Groundbreaking....Throughout, Grodal refers to an admirably wide range of films; there is a particularly fascinating section on Gone with the Wind and Vertigo. Must reading for anyone interested in film theory. Brilliant. --Choice<p><br>


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Torben Grodal is Professor of Media Studies at The University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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