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Canadian Cinema Since the 1980s: At the Heart of the World
David L. Pike
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Hardback. Making a significant advance in the study of the film industry of the period, Canadian Cinema since the 1980s is also an ideal text for students, researchers, and Canadian film enthusiasts. Num Pages: 392 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 30. .
Award-winning author David L. Pike offers a unique focus on the crucial quarter-century in Canadian filmmaking when the industry became a viable force on the international stage. Pike provides a lively, personal, and accessible history of the most influential filmmakers and movements of both Anglo-Canadian and Quebecois cinema, from popular movies to art film and everything in between. Along with in-depth studies of key directors, including David Cronenberg, Patricia Rozema and Denys Arcand, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Robert Lepage, Lea Pool, Atom Egoyan, and Guy Maddin, Canadian Cinema since the 1980s reflects on major themes and genres and explores the regional ... Read more
Award-winning author David L. Pike offers a unique focus on the crucial quarter-century in Canadian filmmaking when the industry became a viable force on the international stage. Pike provides a lively, personal, and accessible history of the most influential filmmakers and movements of both Anglo-Canadian and Quebecois cinema, from popular movies to art film and everything in between. Along with in-depth studies of key directors, including David Cronenberg, Patricia Rozema and Denys Arcand, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Robert Lepage, Lea Pool, Atom Egoyan, and Guy Maddin, Canadian Cinema since the 1980s reflects on major themes and genres and explores the regional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442643994
SKU
V9781442643994
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About David L. Pike
David L. Pike is a professor in the Department of Literature at American University.
Reviews for Canadian Cinema Since the 1980s: At the Heart of the World
'With his witty and conversational style, Pike proves as insightful an authority on the secondary directors and issues as on the mainstream. Recommended. All readers.'
M.Yacowar Choice Magazine, vol 50:10:2013 'Pike's sprawling academic monster is a timely addition to a body of English-language work on cinema north of the 49th parallel.'
Carole Kruger The French Review ... Read more
M.Yacowar Choice Magazine, vol 50:10:2013 'Pike's sprawling academic monster is a timely addition to a body of English-language work on cinema north of the 49th parallel.'
Carole Kruger The French Review ... Read more