Azcona, María del Mar
The Multi-Protagonist Film
The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.
- Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide
- Guides readers through the genre’s central characteristics and conventions, as well as it's evolution and cultural relevance
- Provides a theoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana.
- Reveals the duality of the genre's contemporary preoccupations: the impact of globalization on human lives versus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices
Nyckelord: ensemble cast, multi-story, Altman, Hollywood film, film theory
- Författare
- Azcona, María del Mar
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2010
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Serie
- New Approaches to Film Genre
- Sidantal
- 192 sidor
- Kategori
- Konst, konsthistoria
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444351903
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781444333930