{"product_id":"studying-city-of-god-stephanie-muir-9781903663592","title":"Studying City of God","description":"A leading example of a resurgent Latin American cinema - 'la buena onda' - in the early twenty-first century, City of God was a huge international popular and critical success. A combination of intoxicating, Hollywood-style genre film-making and hard-hitting, social-realist subject matter it was hailed as a masterpiece at Cannes in 2002 and seen by over 3 million people in Brazil, including the Brazilian cabinet. In Studying City of God, Stephanie Muir considers: The historical and industrial context of City of God - a brief history of Latin American cinema is followed by a more detailed account of film-making in Brazil - from light-hearted travelogues to Cinema Novo and after - all in the context of increasing globalisation; Narrative and Genre - how the film uses the components of narrative in a complex way, ex-perimentally manipulating time while using traditional genre conventions that are highly recognisable to mainstream audiences; Film language - the formal elements of the film are dissected through a detailed illustrated analysis of the kinetic, scene setting opening sequence; Audience responses - from establishment critical reaction to fan-based Internet sites and student feedback; Representation and Ideology - just how 'authentic' can a film such as City of God hope to be? Does its style overwhelm its subject matter?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Muir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1903663598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903663592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 5.32w x 0.20d","brand":"Stephanie Muir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425409614079,"sku":"9781903663592","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e1e35b9-d755-432f-99c0-0c1883d27551.jpg?v=1761539022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/studying-city-of-god-stephanie-muir-9781903663592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}