Cinephilia and History, or The Wind in the Trees
Christian M. Keathley
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paperback. Cinephiles have regularly fetishized contingent, marginal details in the motion picture image. This title demonstrates that the spectatorial tendency that produces such cinematic encountersoa viewing practice marked by a drift in visual attention away from the primary visual elements on display - in fact has clear links to the origins of film. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Cinephilia and History, or The Wind in the Trees is in part a history of cinephilia, in part an attempt to recapture the spirit of cinephilia for the discipline of film studies, and in part an experiment in cinephilic writing.
Cinephiles have regularly fetishized contingent, marginal details in the motion picture image: the gesture of a hand, the wind in the trees. Christian Keathley demonstrates that the spectatorial tendency that produces such cinematic encounters—a viewing practice marked by a drift in visual attention away from the primary visual elements on display—in fact has clear links to the origins of film as ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253217950
SKU
V9780253217950
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About Christian M. Keathley
Christian Keathley is Assistant Professor in the Film & Media Culture Program at Middlebury College, Vermont. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont.
Reviews for Cinephilia and History, or The Wind in the Trees
"..original, provocative, and well—written.." —Choice