Cinematic Modernism and Contemporary Film: Aesthetics and Narrative in the International Art Film (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350349582)

Cinema was the most important new artistic medium of the twentieth century and modernism was the most important new aesthetic movement across the arts in the twentieth century. However, what exactly is the relationship between cinema and modernism?

Cinematic Modernism and Contemporary Filmexplores how in the early twentieth century cinema came to be seen as one of the new technologies which epitomised modernity and how cinema itself reflected ideas, hopes and fears concerning modern life. Howard Finn examines the emergence of a new 'international style' of cinema, combining a poetic aesthetic of the image with genre-based fictional narrative and documentary realism. He provides concise accounts of how theorists such as Andr? Bazin, Siegfried Kracauer, Gilles Deleuze and Jacques Ranci?re have discussed this cinematic aesthetic, clarifying debates over terms such as 'realism', 'classical' and 'avant-garde' as well as recent controversies over terms such as 'slow cinema' and 'vernacular modernism'. He further argues the influence of modernism through close readings of many contemporary films, including films by Abbas Kiarostami, B?la Tarr, Jia Zhangke, and Angela Schanelec.

Drawing on a broad range of examples, including Soviet montage, Italian neorealism, postwar new waves and the 'new cinema' of Taiwan and Iran, this book explores the cultural significance of modernism and its lasting influence over cinema.


Author: Howard Finn
ISBN-10: 1350349585
ISBN-13: 9781350349582
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2024
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.70d