Realism of the Senses in World Cinema : The Experience of Physical Reality (World Cinema)

Luca, Tiago De

I.B. Tauris（2013/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781780766300
• DDC分類 791.43612

Full Description

Over the last decade, a realist tendency has made its mark on the world cinema map. What are its main aesthetic and political characteristics? How does it relate to the realist canon and world cinema history? What are the different facets of this phenomenon as expressed in diverse cinemas across the globe? Drawing on foundational realist theories and recent takes on the body and the senses, this illuminating book aims to provide in-depth answers to these questions by examining the fascinating work of Carlos Reygadas (Mexico), Tsai Ming-liang (Taiwan) and Gus Van Sant (US), including award-winning films such "Japon", "Vive l'amour" and "Elephant". In their common allegiance to the long take, these are cinemas characterised by a sensory mode of address based on the protracted inspection of physical reality. Their hyperbolic focus on material phenomena, de Luca argues, translates into phenomenological film experiences that provide an antidote to a world saturated by simulation processes. The book demonstrates how these cinemas politically affirm new ways of being in the world.

Contents

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi

Introduction 1
1 Carlos Reygadas: Cinema of the Impossible 31
2 Tsai Ming-Liang:Cinema of Bodies 93
3 Gus Van Sant and Visionary Realism 159
Conclusion 233

Notes 241
Bibliography 243
Index 259