{"product_id":"rites-of-realism-essays-on-corporeal-cinema-paperback-1","title":"Rites of Realism: Essays on Corporeal Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvone Margulies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRites of Realism\u003c\/i\u003e shifts the discussion of cinematic realism away from the usual focus on verisimilitude and faithfulness of record toward a notion of \"performative realism,\" a realism that does not simply represent a given reality but enacts actual social tensions. These essays by a range of film scholars propose stimulating new approaches to the critical evaluation of modern realist films and such referential genres as reenactment, historical film, adaptation, portrait film, and documentary.\u003cbr\u003eBy providing close readings of classic and contemporary works, \u003ci\u003eRites of Realism\u003c\/i\u003e signals the need to return to a focus on films as the main innovators of realist representation. The collection is inspired by André Bazin's theories on film's inherent heterogeneity and unique ability to register contingency (the singular, one-time event). This volume features two new translations: of Bazin's seminal essay \"Death Every Afternoon\" and Serge Daney's essay reinterpreting Bazin's defense of the long shot as a way to set the stage for a clash or risky confrontation between man and animal. These pieces evince key concerns-particularly the link between cinematic realism and contingency-that the other essays explore further.\u003cbr\u003eAmong the topics addressed are the provocative mimesis of Luis Buñuel's \u003ci\u003eLand Without Bread\u003c\/i\u003e; the adaptation of trial documents in Carl Dreyer's \u003ci\u003ePassion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e; the use of the \u003ci\u003etableaux vivant\u003c\/i\u003e by Wim Wenders and Peter Greenaway; and Pier Paolo Pasolini's strategies of analogy in his transposition of \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to St. Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e from Palestine to southern Italy. Essays consider the work of filmmakers including Michelangelo Antonioni, Maya Deren, Mike Leigh, Cesare Zavattini, Zhang Yuan, and Abbas Kiarostami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors: \u003c\/i\u003e Paul Arthur, André Bazin, Mark A. Cohen, Serge Daney, Mary Ann Doane, James F. Lastra, Ivone Margulies, Abé Mark Normes, Brigitte Peucker, Richard Porton, Philip Rosen, Catherine Russell, James Schamus, Noa Steimatsky, Xiaobing Tang\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese exciting and varied essays probe the relations between cinematic realism and representations of the body--above all the body as a guarantor (or not) of a link between images and the real. As in the best collections, the essays present distinctive points-of-view, yet they cohere around a compelling through-line, offering illumination and insight beyond just the sum of their parts.--Leo Charney, author of \"Empty Moments: Cinema, Modernity, and Drift\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvone Margulies is Associate Professor in the Film and Media Studies Department at Hunter College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNothing Happens: Chantal Akerman's Hyperrealist Everyday.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.38 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847352410309,"sku":"9780822330660","price":64.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Klp64PJ-ap9780822330660_ce2bd6b9-e215-40ad-8348-defc091519e2.webp?v=1771409915","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/rites-of-realism-essays-on-corporeal-cinema-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}