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Rites of Realism: Essays on Corporeal Cinema

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Description for Rites of Realism: Essays on Corporeal Cinema Paperback. Includes essays by a range of film theorists that propose stimulating approaches to the critical evaluation of modern realist films and such referential genres as reenactment, historical film, adaptation, portrait films, documentary, and realist depictions of urban life. Editor(s): Margulies, Ivone. Num Pages: 360 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Rites of Realism shifts the discussion of cinematic realism away from the usual focus on verisimilitude and faithfulness of record toward a notion of "performative realism," a realism that does not simply represent a given reality but enacts actual social tensions. These essays by a range of film scholars propose stimulating new approaches to the critical evaluation of modern realist films and such referential genres as reenactment, historical film, adaptation, portrait film, and documentary.
By providing close readings of classic and contemporary works, Rites of Realism signals the need to return to a focus on films as the main ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822330660
SKU
V9780822330660
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About Margulies
Ivone Margulies is Associate Professor in the Film and Media Studies Department at Hunter College. She is the author of Nothing Happens: Chantal Akerman’s Hyperrealist Everyday.

Reviews for Rites of Realism: Essays on Corporeal Cinema
“These exciting and varied essays probe the relations between cinematic realism and representations of the body—above all the body as a guarantor (or not) of a link between images and the real. As in the best collections, the essays present distinctive points-of-view, yet they cohere around a compelling through-line, offering illumination and insight beyond just the sum of their parts.”—Leo ... Read more

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