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Impure Cinema: Intermedial and Intercultural Approaches to Film
Lucia Nagib
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Description for Impure Cinema: Intermedial and Intercultural Approaches to Film
Paperback. Andre Bazin's famous article, 'Pour un cinema impur: defense de l'adaptation', was first translated into English simply as 'In Defence of Mixed Cinema', probably to avoid any uncomfortable sexual or racial resonances the word 'impure' might have. Editor(s): Nagib, Lucia; Jerslev, Anne. Series: Tauris World Cinema Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 53 integrated bw. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Andre Bazin's famous article, 'Pour un cinema impur: defense de l'adaptation', was first translated into English simply as 'In Defence of Mixed Cinema', probably to avoid any uncomfortable sexual or racial resonances the word 'impure' might have. 'Impure Cinema' goes back to Bazin's original title precisely for its defence of impurity, applying it on the one hand to cinema's interbreeding with other arts and on the other to its ability to convey and promote cultural diversity. In contemporary progressive film criticism, ideas of purity, essence and origin have been superseded by favourable approaches to 'hybridization', 'transnationalism', 'multiculturalism' and cross-fertilizations of ... Read more
Andre Bazin's famous article, 'Pour un cinema impur: defense de l'adaptation', was first translated into English simply as 'In Defence of Mixed Cinema', probably to avoid any uncomfortable sexual or racial resonances the word 'impure' might have. 'Impure Cinema' goes back to Bazin's original title precisely for its defence of impurity, applying it on the one hand to cinema's interbreeding with other arts and on the other to its ability to convey and promote cultural diversity. In contemporary progressive film criticism, ideas of purity, essence and origin have been superseded by favourable approaches to 'hybridization', 'transnationalism', 'multiculturalism' and cross-fertilizations of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Tauris World Cinema Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780765112
SKU
V9781780765112
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About Lucia Nagib
Lucia Nagib is Professor of Film at the University of Reading. Her books include Brazil on Screen: Cinema Novo, New Cinema, Utopia (I.B.Tauris, 2007) and World Cinema and the Ethics of Realism (2011). Her books as editor include The New Brazilian Cinema (I.B.Tauris, 2003), Realism and the Audiovisual Media (with Cecilia Mello, 2009), and Theorizing World Cinema (with Chris Perriam ... Read more
Reviews for Impure Cinema: Intermedial and Intercultural Approaches to Film
'This well-conceived collection takes up Bazin's call for an impure cinema - Nagib and Jerslev have brought together contributors of both great experience and huge promise. This book allows us a less circumscribed and more joyous access to world cinema.' Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, ARC Professorial Future Fellow in Comparative Film and Cultural Studies, University of ... Read more