The Global Road Movie - Alternative Journeys Around the World

The Global Road Movie looks at the road movie genre from a wider perspective, exploring the motif of travel not just in American films. Through analyses of several films, this book enables us to think afresh about how today's road movies fit into the history of the genre and what they can tell us about how people move about in the world today.

About the author

José Duarte teaches cinema at the School of Arts and Humanities, Universidade de Lisboa. Timothy Corrigan is professor of English and cinema studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker.

Summary

The Global Road Movie looks at the road movie genre from a wider perspective, exploring the motif of travel not just in American films. Through analyses of several films, this book enables us to think afresh about how today's road movies fit into the history of the genre and what they can tell us about how people move about in the world today.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Duarte
• Assisted by: Professor Timothy (University of Pennsylvania USA) Corrigan (Editor), Professor Timothy (University of Pennsylvania) Corrigan (Editor), Timothy Corrigan (Editor), Jose Duarte (Editor), José Duarte (Editor), Jose (University of Lisbon Duarte (Editor)
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781783208777
• ISBN: 978-1-78320-877-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 657 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Film, Kino, Fernsehen, TV