War and Film

by James Chapman

From the onset of the film medium, directors have found war an endlessly compelling and fruitful subject for their art. In War and Film, Chapman explores their fascination as well as audiences' enduring need to examine and experience the vicissitudes of war.
Chapman examines the issues of truthfulness and realism that arise in depictions of war, whether in the supposed truth telling of war documentaries or Hollywood battle scenes that are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861893477
• ISBN13: 9781861893475
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 6.8"