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Replications: A Robotic History of the Science Fiction Film
J. P. Telotte
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Description for Replications: A Robotic History of the Science Fiction Film
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
A haunting fascination fuels our interest in the robot, the android, the cyborg, the replicant. Born in science fiction literature, the artificial human has come into its own in films, lurching to life, holding a mirror to humanity's soul.
Beginning with a pre-history of the filmic robot, J. P. Telotte traces its development through early sci-fi landmarks such as Metropolis (1926), the alien films of the 1950s (including Forbidden Planet), and recent explorations of the artificial human in Blade Runner, Robocop, and the Terminator films.
Replications also considers the tension between the technological wonders that science fiction depicts and ... Read more
A haunting fascination fuels our interest in the robot, the android, the cyborg, the replicant. Born in science fiction literature, the artificial human has come into its own in films, lurching to life, holding a mirror to humanity's soul.
Beginning with a pre-history of the filmic robot, J. P. Telotte traces its development through early sci-fi landmarks such as Metropolis (1926), the alien films of the 1950s (including Forbidden Planet), and recent explorations of the artificial human in Blade Runner, Robocop, and the Terminator films.
Replications also considers the tension between the technological wonders that science fiction depicts and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252064661
SKU
V9780252064661
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Reviews for Replications: A Robotic History of the Science Fiction Film
"A new addition to the study of film history as collective unconscious. Telotte puts our cultural obsession with artificial humans on the stand... Offers complex insights into many robotic gems."
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