The Europeanness of European Cinema

From The Artist to The White Ribbon, from Oscar to Palme d’Or-winning productions, European filmmaking is more prominent, world-wide, than ever before. This book identifies the distinctive character of European cinema, both in films and as a critical concept, asking: what place does European cinema have in an increasingly globalized world? Including in-depth analyses of production and reception contexts, as well as original readings of key European films from leading experts in the field, it re-negotiates traditional categories such as auteurism, art cinema and national cinemas. As the first publication to explore ‘Europeanness’ in cinema, this book refocuses and updates historically significant areas of study in relation to this term. Leading scholars in European cinema - including Thomas Elsaesser, Tim Bergfelder, Anne Jackel, Lucy Mazdon and Ginette Vincendeau - acknowledge the transnational character of European filmmaking whilst also exploring the oppositions between European and Hollywood filmmaking, considering the value of

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Character (mathematics) · Film studies · Filmmaking · Hollywood · Media studies · Movie theater · National cinema · Sociology · Visual arts · European history and politics · European Union Policy and Governance · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society

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