16%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Sex and Storytelling in Modern Cinema: Explicit Sex, Performance and Cinematic Technique
Lindsay Coleman
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Sex and Storytelling in Modern Cinema: Explicit Sex, Performance and Cinematic Technique
Paperback. Offering an analysis of how choices are made in the presentation of explicit sex in often very controversial films, such as "Shame", "Baise-Moi", "Antichrist", "Dogtooth" and "Lust, Caution", this title shows how sexual content can aid characterisation, highlight themes, and provide events that serve to develop plot. Editor(s): Coleman, Lindsay. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APF; JFMP; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
With full-frontal genitalia, erections, even actual sex featuring increasingly in films, this explicitness in presentation has caused critical consternation and accusations that such film narratives are pornographic. This book explores how, rather than being pornographic, explicit sex can be an essential element of cinematic storytelling today. Offering detailed analysis of how choices are made in the presentation of explicit sex in often very controversial films, such as Shame , Baise-Moi , Antichrist , Dogtooth and Lust, Caution , the expert contributors - including Barbara Creed, Jacob Held and Linda Ruth Williams - show how ... Read more
With full-frontal genitalia, erections, even actual sex featuring increasingly in films, this explicitness in presentation has caused critical consternation and accusations that such film narratives are pornographic. This book explores how, rather than being pornographic, explicit sex can be an essential element of cinematic storytelling today. Offering detailed analysis of how choices are made in the presentation of explicit sex in often very controversial films, such as Shame , Baise-Moi , Antichrist , Dogtooth and Lust, Caution , the expert contributors - including Barbara Creed, Jacob Held and Linda Ruth Williams - show how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780766409
SKU
V9781780766409
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lindsay Coleman
Lindsay Coleman is a film and television academic at the University of Melbourne. The books he has contributed to include The War Body on Screen, Taking South Park Seriously and Gilmore Girls and the Politics of Identity.
Reviews for Sex and Storytelling in Modern Cinema: Explicit Sex, Performance and Cinematic Technique