Traditions in World Cinema

Traditions in World Cinema

by Linda Badley (Editor), Steven Jay Schneider (Editor), R. Barton Palmer (Editor)

The core volume in the series introduces a wide range of world cinematic movements. The core volume in the Traditions in World Cinema series, this book brings together a colourful and wide ranging collection of world cinematic traditions - national, regional and global - all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. The movements described and analyzed include: German expressionism, Italian neorealism, French New Wave, British New Wave, Czech New Wave, Danish Dogma, post-Communist cinema, Brazilian post-Cinema Novo, new Argentine cinema, pre-revolutionary African traditions, Israeli persecution films, new Iranian cinema, Hindi film songs, Chinese wenyi pian melodrama, Japanese horror, new Hollywood cinema and global found footage cinema.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kieran · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating overview of world cinema. Definitely an academic text, it is a bit dense at times. Yet, it provides an excellent introduction to a variety of genres from across the globe - it covers everything from Italian neo-realism and the French New Wave to Japanese horror and Israeli persecution films. A great read for film lovers looking beyond mainstream cinema.

[~Li~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

read for the uni course 'European Film'