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Fantasy Cinema: Impossible Worlds on Screen

Fantasy Cinema: Impossible Worlds on Screen

Paperback

Series: Short Cuts

Literary CriticismFilm Studies

ISBN10: 1906660166
ISBN13: 9781906660161
Publisher: Wallflower Pr
Published: Apr 26 2010
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.90 Depth: 7.80
Language: English
Often dismissed as escapist tales of sword and sorcery or childish fairytales, fantasy is one of the fundamental impulses in filmmaking, a source of some of the most vivid and memorable films ever made. This volume covers the major genres, stylistic approaches, and exponents of cinematic fantasy, from Georges Méliès, Walt Disney, and Andrei Tarkovsky to such contemporary fantasists as Terry Gilliam and Peter Jackson, and focuses on fantasy's social function and interpretations. Considering the popular and the experimental, subversive desires and reactionary dreams, this book is an engaging introduction to one of cinema's vital energies.

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