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The Sense of Place in Contemporary Cinema

The Sense of Place in Contemporary Cinema

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Place in cinema can serve as a backdrop, a neutral territory, or a space for individual and communal destinies, showcasing the insecurity of an unfinished project or the solidity of fortifications.

Format: Hardback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press


Place in cinema is more than just a background or a space to walk through; it serves as a vital element that can enhance the cinematic experience and convey deeper meanings. Filmmakers like Chantal Akerman, Lisandro Alonso, Pedro Costa, Bruno Dumont, Bla Tarr, Avi Mograbi, Tariq Teguia, Philippe Grandrieux, Daniel Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, and Sharunas Bartas have recognized the significance of place in their films, showcasing telluric spatialities, inhabited territories, and existential matrices. These filmmakers have explored the ways in which places shape the lives of characters, conveying their emotions, struggles, and destinies. Place in cinema can be a welcoming room, a remarkable transition, or a haven for individual and communal destinies. It can also imply the insecurity of an unfinished project or the solidity of fortifications. The Sense of Place in Cinema demonstrates the importance of place and its aesthetic potentialities in film, highlighting how it can enhance the narrative, evoke emotions, and create a sense of place for the viewer.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399501392

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