Understanding Realism
1st Edition
Published on 25. July 2019
52 pages
978-1-83902-101-5 (ISBN)
Description
In a world, in which camcorders and CCTV are witness to our every move and Big Brother and The Blair Witch Project are phenomenally popular and widely imitated, the divide between reality and liction has become increasingly blurred.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
illustrated
ISBN-13
978-1-83902-101-5 (9781839021015)
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Richard Armstrong is a freelance film writer and tutor whose work has appeared in Uncut, Senseofcinema.com, Bright Lights Film Journal, Tes/Thes, In the Picture, learning Resources Journal, and Film Quarterly. He is also the author of Billy Wilder. American Film Realist (McFarland, 2000) and a contributor to Contemporary North American Film Directors and Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors (Wallflower Critical Guides, 2000/2001).
Content
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. What Is Realism?
- 2. Narrative and Realism
- 3. Genre and Audience
- 4. Institutions and Ideology
- 5. Realist Movements and Traditions
- 6. Realism in British Film and Television
- 7. And Finally ... Digital Reality
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
