Title: A companion to the historical film /
Authors: Rosenstone, Robert A.; Parvulesu, Constantin.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Historical films History and criticism.; Motion pictures and history.; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
Abstract: "Broad in scope, this interdisciplinary collection of original scholarship on historical film features essays that explore the many facets of this expanding field and provide a platform for promising avenues of research. Offers a unique collection of cutting edge research that questions the intention behind and influence of historical film Essays range in scope from inclusive broad-ranging subjects such as political contexts, to focused assessments of individual films and auteurs Prefaced with an introductory survey of the field by its two distinguished editors Features interdisciplinary contributions from scholars in the fields of History, Film Studies, Anthropology, and Cultural and Literary Studies "--
Contents: Introduction / Robert A. Rosenstone and Constantin Parvulescu -- Part 1. History and the medium of film. Politics and the historical film : Hotel Rwanda and the form of engagement / Alison Landsberg ; History as palimpsest : Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975) / Maria Pramaggiore ; Flagging up history : the past as a DVD bonus feature / Debra Ramsay ; The history film as a mode of historical thought / Robert A. Rosenstone -- Part 2. Filmmakers as historians. Julia's resistant history: women's historical films in Hollywood and the legacy of Citizen Kane / J.E. Smyth ; Mark Donskoi's Gorky trilogy and the Stalinist biopic / Denise J. Youngblood ; The subjects of history : Italian filmmakers as historians / Marcia Landy ; Andrzej Wajda as historian / Piotr Witek --^