The Multi-Protagonist Film
Autor: | María del Mar Azcona |
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EAN: | 9781444351903 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 11.07.2011 |
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Schlagworte: | Altman Hollywood film ensemble cast film theory genre multi-story |
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The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.
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).
- 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
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).