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Cinema and Modernity

Cinema and Modernity

by JohnOrr (Author)

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    Illustrated 1993

    $22.99
Synopsis

This book discusses the complex relation between modernity and cinema, drawing particularly upon the European and American cinema during the second half of the 20th century.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 242
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Polity
Published: 30 Sep 1993
ISBN 10: 0745611869
ISBN 13: 9780745611860

Media Reviews
a This book offers a refreshing re--appraisal of some of the more interesting trends in western cinema from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s. Cinema and Modernity is a thoughtful and stimulating contribution to film scholarship which successfully combines critical insight with an acute awareness of the cultural and political forces which shaped western industrial society in the post--war world.a Duncan Petrie, British Film Institute a The most refreshing aspect about this very readable book is its perspective. The author discusses a wide range of European and American films, including a number of contemporary titles, in the light of the major cultural and political forces which have shaped Western industrial society this century. Provocative, challenging. Recommended.a Media Information Australia a ... The discussion ranges widely... There is a great deal of interesting material here. The book has many rewards and insights. ... The discussions of particular films... are the best things about this book. Often what is said is suggestive, inviting a re--reading or re--assessment of the works.a British Journal of Aesthetics a ... Engaging and intelligent analysis of post--war cinema... I have no compunction in recommending this work to students and scholars alike as a central text for any discussion of modernity and film.a Sociology a ... A fine polemical introduction to the nature of cinemagraphic experience as a mirror of culture.a The Readera s Review
Author Bio
John Orr is the author of several previous books including, The Making of the Twentieth Century Novel (1987) and Cinema and Fiction (co-author, 1992).