Bibliograph

Alternative worlds in Hollywood cinema, resonance between realms, James Walters

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Alternative worlds in Hollywood cinema, resonance between realms, James Walters

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alternative worlds in Hollywood cinema

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

James Walters

Sub title

resonance between realms

Summary

The use of alternate realities in cinema has been brought to new heights by such recent films as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Donnie Darko. Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema is the first book to analyze these imaginary realms, tracing their construction and development across periods, genres, and history. Through an analysis of such landmark films as The Wizard of Oz, Vanilla Sky, and Back to the Future, James Walters reveals how unconventional worlds are crucial to each film's dramatic agenda and narrative structure. This groundbreaking volume unifies decades of divergent work by film scholars and points the way towards a new theoretical framework for understanding fantasy in the context of popular film. Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema will be an essential resource for film studies scholars and movie buffs alike. "The book is very readable . . . an important area of film study. The most original aspects of the book are the close readings of the films discussed and how these readings cohere across a single thesis."-Pat Brereton, Dublin City University, author of Hollywood Utopia

Target audience

adult

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