Action has established itself as one of the leading commercial genres of the New Hollywood cinema, generating extensive debate in the process. This exciting collection addresses action and adventure from the silent to the contemporary period exploring diverse questions of aesthetics, industry and ideology. Contributors consider how action might best be defined, how it has developed historically, and how it works formally. The critical reception and standing of action and adventure cinema is considered in relation to questions of national culture, violence and the 'art' of cinema. Themes explored include genre and definitions; early action, sensation and melodrama; authorship and action; national and transnational action-adventure traditions; action aesthetics; spectacle and narrative; stars and bodies; class; gender; race and ethnicity. Attempting to evaluate the significance of this type of filmmaking for both popular cinema and film studies, the book underlines the central place of action and adventure within film history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415235075
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96516134
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Action and Adventure Cinema
Author
Yvonne Tasker
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
748g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Yvonne Tasker
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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