Film and Stereotype: A Challenge for Cinema and Theory

by Jörg Schweinitz

Book Overview

Since the early days of film, critics and theorists have contested the value of formula, clich , conventional imagery, and recurring narrative patterns of reduced complexity in cinema. Whether it's the high-noon showdown or the last-minute rescue, a lonely woman standing in the window or two lovers saying goodbye in the rain, many films rely on scenes of stereotype, and audiences have come to expect them. Outlining a comprehensive theory of film...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231151497
• ISBN13: 9780231151498
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher