Stollery, Martin
Description
This is the first book to study representations of the non-Western world in European modernist cinema. In offering new perspectives on the history of
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Soviet montage cinema and on the British documentary movement, it connects with the growing body of work analysing manifestations of orientalism, Eurocentrism and colonial discourse in the cinema.
The book integrates theoretical discussion and textual analysis with primary source historical research, particularly into film reception. The case studies question received understandings of European film history, and offer new insights into canonical films already familiar to many readers.
It is the first book length study of the subject and includes new insights into Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Eisenstein's October and the Griersonian Documentary as well as 'forgotten' films of the period. It is a useful teaching aid, with detailed analyses of films taught on most film studies courses
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Genres
History
Tags
Imperialism
MOTION PICTURES_HISTORY
Reading Moods
Adventurous & Action-Packed
Contributors
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Publishing Info
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Month-Year
Apr, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780859896047
ISBN-10: 0859896048
Language
English
No. of Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
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