Screen LibraryLandscape allegory in cinema from wilderness to wasteland /
This study seeks to understand the form of cinematic space referred to as 'the landscape of the mind,' in which natural, outdoor settings serve as outward manifestations of characters' inner subjective states.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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This study seeks to understand the form of cinematic space referred to as 'the landscape of the mind,' in which natural, outdoor settings serve as outward manifestations of characters' inner subjective states. "Melbye's Landscape Allegory in Cinema addresses a significant gap in film studies by focusing on the role that landscape plays in film from silents through the '70's. By examining the role of landscape in painting, photography and literature, as well as film, Melbye has made the case for the symbolic role of landscape in twentieth-century cinema." - Robert Folkenflik, Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professor of English, University of California, Irvine "In his autobiography, Kurosawa Akira, claimed that in his classic Rashomon he had used the forest wilderness around Nara to figure 'people goin |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230104075, 2010. |
| Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
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9780230104075 9780230109797 : 0230109799 : |
| CLC: | F719.5 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Defining Landscape Allegory Landscape Portrayal Before Cinema Spiritualized Landscapes of the Nineteenth Century The Advent of Filming Allegorical Landscape Avant-Garde Film Depiction of Landscape in the 1960s Spiritual Wasteland Films of the 1960s and 70s Australian Outback Allegories of Cultural Exploitation Hollywood's Imperialist Allegories Imperialist River/Jungle Allegories and Beyond Conclusion. |