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Childhood and Cinema
Vicky Lebeau
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Description for Childhood and Cinema
Paperback. Since its inception the world of cinema has embraced the image of the child and both extended and challenged its representations. This title explores the complex and adventure of childhood on screen and examines how the child in film has been used to embody the aspirations and anxieties of modern life. Series: Locations S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 120 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Since its inception the world of cinema has embraced the image of the child and both extended and challenged its representations. Vicky Lebeau explores the complex and ongoing adventure of childhood on screen and examines how the child in film has been used to embody the aspirations and anxieties of modern life. Moving from early to contemporary cinema a process that includes discussions of films such as Victorian Child Pictures', The Spirit of the Beehive , L'Enfant sauvage , 400 Blows , Lolita , The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser , Tarnation and ... Read more
Since its inception the world of cinema has embraced the image of the child and both extended and challenged its representations. Vicky Lebeau explores the complex and ongoing adventure of childhood on screen and examines how the child in film has been used to embody the aspirations and anxieties of modern life. Moving from early to contemporary cinema a process that includes discussions of films such as Victorian Child Pictures', The Spirit of the Beehive , L'Enfant sauvage , 400 Blows , Lolita , The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser , Tarnation and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Locations S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861893529
SKU
V9781861893529
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Ref
99-15
About Vicky Lebeau
Vicky Lebeau is Reader in English at the University of Sussex and is the author of Psychoanalysis and Cinema: The Play of Shadows (2001).
Reviews for Childhood and Cinema
Lebeau's deft look at cinema's treatment of childhood puts aside the cosy teddy bears in favour of the harsher realities of murder, death, child abuse and war. Moving seamlessly from The Exorcist to The Shining via Mysterious Skin and M among countless others, this is fascinating rather than squeamish. Excellent. Empire Magazine ... a provocative and unique study of the ... Read more