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An exploration of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history, it examines the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for an in-depth analysis of popular films.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1
1. Realism and film: discursive formations
2. Realist moments: representation and reality
3. Realism and genre: realising fantasy
4. The epic of everyday: notes towards a continuum
5. Discerning viewers: cognitive theory and identification
Part Two
6. Revisioning history: realism and politics
7. Space, place and identity: re-viewing social realism
8. Violent appropriations: realising death

Realism and Popular Cinema Inside Popular Film

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 5/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719052514, 978-0719052514
      ISBN10: 0719052513

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An exploration of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history, it examines the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for an in-depth analysis of popular films.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Part 1
      1. Realism and film: discursive formations
      2. Realist moments: representation and reality
      3. Realism and genre: realising fantasy
      4. The epic of everyday: notes towards a continuum
      5. Discerning viewers: cognitive theory and identification
      Part Two
      6. Revisioning history: realism and politics
      7. Space, place and identity: re-viewing social realism
      8. Violent appropriations: realising death

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