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Book SynopsisInvestigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film.
Trade Review...[has] much to offer...[raises] important questions about theorizing the spectator in the context of a national cinema at a time when the spread of multiculturalism and globalization is placing enormous pressure on traditional ideas of national identity. -- Jim Leach * Canadian Journal of Film Studies *
See the films. Read the book. * Senses Of Cinema *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 1. Toward a Postmodern Film Theory Chapter 2 2. The Importance of Eisenstein's Theories to Postmodernism Chapter 3 3. Bazin: Phenomenology and Postmodernism Chapter 4 4. Metz: Structuralist Film Theory in the Light of Poststructuralism Chapter 5 5. The Turning Point to Postmodernism: The New Novel and Last Year at Marienbad Chapter 6 6. Canadian Film History and Canadian Identity: Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism Chapter 7 7. Jesus of Montreal Chapter 8 8. I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Chapter 9 9. Family Viewing Chapter 10 10. Life Classes Chapter 11 11. Conclusion
