{"product_id":"andrei-tarkovskys-sounding-cinema-tobias-pontara-9780367277291","title":"Andrei Tarkovsky's Sounding Cinema: Music and Meaning from Solaris to The Sacrifice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrei Tarkovsky's Sounding Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e adds a new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of the work of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) through an exploration of the presence of music and sound in his films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive study in English concentrating on the soundtrack in Tarkovsky's cinema, this book reveals how Tarkovsky's use of electronic music, electronically manipulated sound, traditional folk songs and fragments of canonized works of Western art music plays into the philosophical, existential and ethical themes recurring throughout his work. Exploring the multilayered relationship between music, sound, film image and narrative space, Pontara provides penetrating and innovative close readings of \u003ci\u003eSolaris\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), \u003ci\u003eStalker\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eNostalghia\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) and in turn deeply enriches critical understanding of Tarkovsky's films and their relation to the broader traditions of European art cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent resource for scholars, researchers and students interested in European art cinema and the role of music in film, as well as for film aficionados interested in Tarkovsky's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tobias Pontara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367277298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367277291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021","brand":"Tobias Pontara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135996211455,"sku":"9780367277291","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34dc65dc-641b-4c7e-b186-3519382cba56.jpg?v=1770159821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/andrei-tarkovskys-sounding-cinema-tobias-pontara-9780367277291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}