The Rebirth of Suspense - Slowness and Atmosphere in Cinema

This ambitious and wide-ranging book offers a redefinition of suspense by considering its unlikely incarnations in the contemporary films that have been called "slow cinema."

Sommario

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Suspense in Slow Time
2. Minimal Thrills
3. The Ambient Landscape
4. Ailing Bodies on the Threshold of Action
5. Gothic Uncertainty, Bordering on Horror
6. Streaming the Undead Energies of "Film"
Notes
Index

Info autore

Rick Warner

Riassunto

This ambitious and wide-ranging book offers a redefinition of suspense by considering its unlikely incarnations in the contemporary films that have been called “slow cinema.”

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rick Warner
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.09.2024
• EAN: 9780231212717
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21271-7
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Film and Culture Series
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Performing Arts, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General