Description
Book SynopsisThe Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre.
- Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments incontemporary film worldwide
- Guides readers throughthe genre's central characteristics and conventions, as well as it''s evolution and cultural relevance
- Providesatheoretical framework that is developed through the analysis several films, including Grand Hotel, Singles, American Pie, Short Cuts, and Syriana.
- Revealsthe duality of the genre''s contemporary preoccupations: the impact of globalization on human livesversus the current state of intimate affairs, the crisis of marriage, and the proliferation of sexual choices
Trade Review"Azcona (Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain) has written a lovely little study of films that depart from the typical focalization on a single protagonist and spread their interest over a multitude of characters. . .Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." (Choice, 1 October 2011)
Table of ContentsList of Plates.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1 A Brief History of the Multi-Protagonist Film.
2 Theorizing the Multi-Protagonist Film.
3 An Early Experiment: Grand Hotel.
4 Short Cuts and the Consolidation of a Genre.
5 Adolescent Tapestries: American Pie.
6 Intimacy Multiplies: Singles.
7 Global Thrills: Syriana.
Conclusion.
References.
Index.
