{"product_id":"world-on-film-9781405139793","title":"World on Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis uniquely engaging and lively textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to international film, from the golden age of European cinema to the contemporary blockbusters of India and Asia, and the post World War II emergence of global film culture. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an overview of film culture in European countries such as France, Sweden and Spain,as well as Africa, Hong Kong, China, and India, in a clear andconversational style to engage the student reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a detailed exploration of the impact of globalization on international cinema\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a comprehensive companion website (\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/worldonfilm\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/worldonfilm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) with an expansive gallery of film stills also found in the text, plus access to sample syllabi for faculty and a detailed FAQ\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddresses the differences in visual and narrative strategies between Hollywood-influenced movies and international cinema\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix  \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Nations Make Movies 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Other Languages, Other Stories 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Point, So Far 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalking about International Film 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Film Cultures 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions in the Chapters 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 France: French Revolutions at the Movies 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Movies Are Born in France 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Jean Renoir\u003c\/i\u003e 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenoir’s Peers and the Golden Age of French Cinema 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fourth and Fifth Republics and the Prologue to the New Wave 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Wave 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Jean-Luc Godard\u003c\/i\u003e 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the New Wave 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought: Dogme 95 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Russia: Utopia and Dystopia 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian Revolution and the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStalinism and the Ebb and Resurgence of Soviet Cinema 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Freedoms 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Andrei Tarkovsky\u003c\/i\u003e 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Soviet Cinema 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Germany: From Darkness toward Light 108\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly History 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNazi Cinema and Beyond 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Werner Herzog\u003c\/i\u003e 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew German Cinema and the International Community 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought: East German Cinema 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Italy: The Myth of History, Neorealism, and Beyond 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItalian Cinema and the Risorgimento 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of Neorealism 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Federico Fellini\u003c\/i\u003e 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebating Italian Postwar Recovery 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Japan: Screening Feudalism and Modernism 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Film in Japan 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeiji Era and Taishd Era Japanese Cinema (1896–1926) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilm During the Shdwa Era 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/i\u003e 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Wave and Beyond 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 India: Cinema of Combination and Contradiction 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilm in Colonial India 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Postcolonial Indian Film 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBollywood Takes Charge 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Study: Amitabh Bachchan\u003c\/i\u003e 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBollywood and Parallel Cinema 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Movie Making in the Global Village 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: They Do It Their Way 280\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Is a Film Foreign? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Movies in the Global Village 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture under a Microscope: A Modern Muddle or a 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Mirror?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Spain: Luis Buñuel, Playing with Ideas 292\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arc of Buñuel's Career 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Sweden: Ingmar Bergman, Being and Nothingness 310\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arc of Bergman's Career 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Hong Kong: Wong Kar-wai, Now You See It . . . 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arc of Wong’s Career 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Senegal: Ousmane Sembene, Postcolonial Pioneer 354\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arc of Sembene's Career 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini Research Mission 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Thought 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Mainland China: Jia Zhangke, Freedom 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