Realist Film Theory and Cinema: The Nineteenth-Century Luk?csian and Intuitionist Realist Traditions

by Ian Aitken

Book Overview

Realist film theory and cinema' embraces studies of cinematic realism and 19th century tradition, the realist film theories of Luk cs, Grierson, Bazin and Kracauer, and the relationship of realist film theory to the general field of film theory and philosophy. This is the first book to attempt a rigorous and systematic application of realist film theory to the analysis of particular films.

The book suggests new ways forward for a new series...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719070015
• ISBN13: 9780719070013
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"