Aesthetics and the Cinematic Narrative: An Introduction

by Michael Peter Bolus

Overview

‘Aesthetics and the Cinematic Narrative’ examines the manner in which disparate Aesthetic traditions inform the conception, creation and reception of cinematic narrative while placing film, as an art form, in a wider historical and aesthetic context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783089833
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Publication date:	08/26/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
Sales rank:	482,340
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Michael Peter Bolus is adjunct professor of film studies at Santa Monica College and Department Chair of the Liberal Arts Program at the Los Angeles Film School, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Art and Aesthetics; 1. Myth and Parable; 2. Realism and Abstraction; 3. Classicism and Romanticism; 4. Escapism and Formalism; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

By linking the history of aesthetics from the classical period through the Romantics and into our own day, Michael Peter Bolus helps us understand contemporary cinema in its Gestalt context. Whether analyzing Run Lola Run or the films of Akira Kurosawa, Bolus provides a stimulating discussion on the nature of aesthetics and interpretation. His book is a fascinating study of the very essence of cinema and proves that beauty can still redeem us from being human, all too human.”
—Salvador Carrasco, DGA Director (The Other Conquest) and Head of Santa Monica College Film Production Program

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