Fantasy film
Subtitle: a critical introduction
By: James Walters
Edition: English ed.
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9781847883087; 9781847883094
Subjects: History and criticism; Fantasy films
Description: "Fantasy Film proposes an innovative approach to the study of this most popular cinematic genre. Engaging with the diversity of tones, forms and styles that fantasy can take in the cinema, the book examines the value and significance of fantasy across a wide range of key films. This volume extends critical understanding beyond the often narrowly defined boundaries of what is seen as "fantasy". Fantasy Film uses key concepts in film studies - such as authorship, representation, history,genre, coherence and point of view - to interrogate the fantasy genre and establish its parameters. A wide range of films are held up to close scrutiny to illustrate the discussion. Moving from Alfred Hitchcock's dark thrillers to Vincente Minnelli's vibrant musicals, from George Méliès' 1904 Voyage à travers l'impossible to the X-Men series, the creative dexterity and excitement of film fantasy is evoked and explored. The book will be invaluable to students and fans of the fantasy genre."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Approaching fantasy cinema; title: Fantasy, history and cinema; title: Fantasy, authorship and genre; title: Fantasy, childhood and entertainment; title: Fantasy, imagination and interiority; title: Fantasy, style and coherence; title: Conclusion.