Return of the Epic Film

Return of the Epic Film
Author :
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 241
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781474402859
ISBN-13 : 1474402852
Rating : 4/5 (852 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Return of the Epic Film by : Andrew Elliot

Download or read book Return of the Epic Film written by Andrew Elliot and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the success of Gladiator, both critics and scholars enthusiastically announced the return of a genre which had lain dormant for thirty years. However, this return raises important new questions which remain unanswered. Why did the epic come back, and why did it fall out of fashion? Are these the same kinds of epics as the 1950s and 60s, or are there aesthetic differences? Can we treat Kingdom of Heaven, 300 and Thor indiscriminately as one genre? Are non-Western histories like Hero and Mongol epics, too? Finally, what precisely do we mean when we talk about the return of the epic film, and why are they back? The Return of the Epic Film offers a fresh way of thinking about a body of films which has dominated our screens for a decade. With contributions from top scholars in the field, the collection adopts a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore the epic film in the twenty-first century.

Return of the Epic Film Related Books

Return of the Epic Film
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Andrew B.R. Elliott
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-11 - Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

GET EBOOK

The Return of the Epic Film offers a fresh way of thinking about a body of films which has dominated our screens for a decade. With contributions from top schol
Return of the Epic Film
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Andrew Elliot
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-05 - Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

GET EBOOK

With the success of Gladiator, both critics and scholars enthusiastically announced the return of a genre which had lain dormant for thirty years. However, this
The Encyclopedia of Epic Films
Language: en
Pages: 713
Authors: Constantine Santas
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-21 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

GET EBOOK

Soon after film came into existence, the term epic was used to describe productions that were lengthy, spectacular, live with action, and often filmed in exotic
The Epic Film
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Derek Elley
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-04 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

As Charlton Heston put it: ‘There’s a temptingly simple definition of the epic film: it’s the easiest kind of picture to make badly.’ This book goes bey
The Epic Films of David Lean
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Constantine Santas
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

GET EBOOK

In this volume, David Lean's now undervalued epics--The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and A Passage to India--a