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Cinematic Modernism and Contemporary Film: Aesthetics and Narrative in the International Art Film Dr Howard Finn (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) 9781350349582

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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 Film explores 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 Andre Bazin, Siegfried Kracauer, Gilles Deleuze and Jacques Ranciere 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, Bela 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.

An in depth exploration relationship between cinema, modernity and the aesthetics of modernism from the vantage point of contemporary cinema.

About the Author
Howard Finn is Lecturer in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He has written many articles for peer-reviewed journals such as Screen as well as for collections. He co-wrote the influential essay 'The Open Image: Poetic Realism and the New Iranian Cinema' which has been reprinted for other collections and also translated into Hungarian and Turkish.

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Cinematic Modernism and Contemporary Film sets a new standard for discussions of art cinema and modernist film. Finn convincingly argues that key elements of contemporary cinematic modernism are inspired by a commitment to realism, even as such realism is continually questioned and often undermined. The range of films and filmmakers discussed here is impressive and gives readers a comprehensive account of cinematic modernism from its beginnings to the present. -- Richard Rushton, Lancaster University, UK



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ISBN 9781350349582
Author Dr Howard Finn
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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