Traditions in World Cinema

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Linda Badley, R. Barton Palmer, Steven Jay Schneider
Rutgers University Press, 2006 - Performing Arts - 266 pages

Traditions in World Cinema brings together a colorful and wide ranging collection of world cinematic traditions--national, regional, and global--all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. The movements described range from well-known traditions such as German expressionism, Italian neorealism, French, British, and Czech new wave, and new Hollywood cinema to those of emerging significance, such as Danish Dogma, postcommunist cinema, Brazilian post-Cinema Novo, new Argentine cinema, pre-independence African film traditions, Israeli persecution films, new Iranian cinema, Hindi film songs, Chinese wenyi pian melodrama, Japanese horror, and global found-footage cinema.

The essays, all written by recognized experts in the field, are jargon free and accessible to both general readers and students. In addition, each chapter is followed by a list of suggested films and readings, offering readers pathways to further viewing and study.

Bringing fresh insights to those movements that have provided significant and noteworthy alternatives to Hollywood, this book is an essential introduction to the rich diversity of world cinema.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
German Expressionism
15
Italian Neorealism
29
The British New Wave
52
The Czechoslovak New Wave
67
PostCommunist Cinema
95
PostCinema Novo Brazilian Cinema
117
New Argentine Cinema
130
Israeli Persecution Films
160
New Iranian Cinema
176
Popular Hindi Cinema and the Film Song
193
Chinese Melodrama
203
Japanese Horror Cinema
214
The New American Cinema
231
The Global Art of Found Footage Cinema
241
Index
254

Early Cinematic Traditions in Africa
143

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