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Multi-Protagonist Film

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor María del Mar Azcona teaches English and Film Studies at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. She has published articles on film genre, contemporary Hollywood cinema, and Spanish cinema, and is the author of a book on Alejandro González Iñárritu, co-written with Celestino Deleyto (2010). Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung * Guides readers through the genre's central characteristics and conventions * Provides a theoretical framework developed through the analysis of several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Plates. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 A Brief History of the Multi-Protagonist Film. 2 Theorizing the Multi-Protagonist Film. 3 An Early Experiment: Grand Hotel . 4 Short Cuts and the Consolidation of a Genre. 5 Adolescent Tapestries: American Pie . 6 Intimacy Multiplies: Singles . 7 Global Thrills: Syriana . Conclusion. References. Index.

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Authors Azcona, Maria Del Mar Azcona, María Del Mar Azcona, Maria Del Mar (University of Zaragoza Azcona, M Del Mar Azcona
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 10.09.2010
 
EAN 9781444333930
ISBN 978-1-4443-3393-0
No. of pages 176
Series New Approaches to Film Genre
New Approaches to Film Genre
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV
Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

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