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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Rushton , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780719091377ISBN 10: 0719091373 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 31 October 2013 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of illustrations Introduction: On the reality of film 1. Beyond political modernism 2. Realism, reality and authenticity 3. The imaginary as filmic reality 4. A reality beyond imagining 5. Cinema produces reality 6. Filmic reality and ideological fantasy 7. Filmic reality and the aesthetic regime Afterword Notes References Index -- .Reviews... a lucid and careful intervention through the seemingly well-worn but under-scrutinized reality and film debate. Insisting on cinema's activity, namely its ability to produce beyond its oftlauded mimetic qualities, has arguably never been more relevant. Many readers will find the strength of The Reality of Film is its accessability. ... argument powerfully convincing and plausible. ... Rushton strives to confront political modernism's confines. Its impetus and moral is to always (re)consider films anew and to commit to the wonder and awe that cinema can initiate, an affect, we would be wise to remember, mobilized by human imagination. In so doing, Rushton reminds the reader of the work left to be done in film studies, of the new avenues of inquiry wrenched open when cinema's questions are stirred and its potential awoken, its examination incomplete. ‘This book is a must-read for those who enjoy both film theory as well as social sciences, as Rushton skilfully balances the two subjects, and it’s an interesting read for all film scholars as it provides a fresh perspective into a subject that has been examined by many before him.’ Rachel Wassii, Film Matters 7.2 (2016) -- . ... a lucid and careful intervention through the seemingly well-worn but under-scrutinized reality and film debate. -- Timothy R. Holland. Film-Philosophy Insisting on cinema's activity, namely its ability to produce beyond its oftlauded mimetic qualities, has arguably never been more relevant. -- Timothy R. Holland. Film-Philosophy Many readers will find the strength of The Reality of Film is its accessability. -- Timothy R. Holland. Film-Philosophy ... argument powerfully convincing and plausible. -- Timothy R. Holland. Film-Philosophy ... Rushton strives to confront political modernism's confines. -- Timothy R. Holland. Film-Philosophy Its impetus and moral is to always (re)consider films anew and to commit to the wonder and awe that cinema can initiate, an affect, we would be wise to remember, mobilized by human imagination. In so doing, Rushton reminds the reader of the work left to be done in film studies, of the new avenues of inquiry wrenched open when cinema's questions are stirred and its potential awoken, its examination incomplete. -- Timothy R. Holland. Film-Philosophy ... a lucid and careful intervention through the seemingly well-worn but under-scrutinized reality and film debate. Insisting on cinema's activity, namely its ability to produce beyond its oftlauded mimetic qualities, has arguably never been more relevant. Many readers will find the strength of The Reality of Film is its accessability. ... argument powerfully convincing and plausible. ... Rushton strives to confront political modernism's confines. Its impetus and moral is to always (re)consider films anew and to commit to the wonder and awe that cinema can initiate, an affect, we would be wise to remember, mobilized by human imagination. In so doing, Rushton reminds the reader of the work left to be done in film studies, of the new avenues of inquiry wrenched open when cinema's questions are stirred and its potential awoken, its examination incomplete. 'This book is a must-read for those who enjoy both film theory as well as social sciences, as Rushton skilfully balances the two subjects, and it's an interesting read for all film scholars as it provides a fresh perspective into a subject that has been examined by many before him.' Rachel Wassii, Film Matters 7.2 (2016) -- . Author InformationRichard Rushton is Senior Lecturer in Film and Cultural Studies at Lancaster University -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |