Description
Film has always played a crucial role in the imagination of disaster. The earthquake, especially, transforms our understanding of the limits and possibilities of cinema, as well as of life itself. After major quakes in countries as dissimilar as Japan, Chile, Iran and New Zealand, filmmakers have responded with films that challenge ingrained social, political, ethical and philosophical categories of thinking and being in the world. Film on the Faultline explores the fractious relationship between cinema and seismic experience and addresses the important role that cinema can play in the wake of such events.
About the Author
Alan Wright teaches cinema studies at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Book Information
ISBN 9781783204335
Author Alan Wright
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Intellect Books
Publisher Intellect Books
Weight(grams) 485g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 16mm