The medieval filmscape : reflections of fear and desire in a cinematic mirror / William F. Woods.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (213 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476613413 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Medieval filmscape : reflections of fear and desire in a cinematic mirror.DDC classification:
  • 791.43/658207 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.M52 W66 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction-our lady of pain: the subgenre of medieval film -- Part 1 -- Authenticity -- Simplicity -- Spectacle -- Part 2 -- The advocate -- Northern light -- Bergman, The seventh seal -- Dreyer, La passion de Jeanne d'Arc -- French arthuriana -- Rohmer, Perceval le gallois -- Bresson, Lancelot du Lac -- The name of the rose -- The return of Martin Guerre -- Kingdom of heaven -- Epilogue -- Filmography -- Chapter notes.
Summary: "This book has three parts: the introduction enters the medieval film world, describing its typical features and showing how they create a convincing sense of its time; three short chapters discuss authenticity, simplicity and spectacle--the roots of film medievalism; and six longer chapters comment on individual films. The author describes what goes into a medieval film"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction-our lady of pain: the subgenre of medieval film -- Part 1 -- Authenticity -- Simplicity -- Spectacle -- Part 2 -- The advocate -- Northern light -- Bergman, The seventh seal -- Dreyer, La passion de Jeanne d'Arc -- French arthuriana -- Rohmer, Perceval le gallois -- Bresson, Lancelot du Lac -- The name of the rose -- The return of Martin Guerre -- Kingdom of heaven -- Epilogue -- Filmography -- Chapter notes.

"This book has three parts: the introduction enters the medieval film world, describing its typical features and showing how they create a convincing sense of its time; three short chapters discuss authenticity, simplicity and spectacle--the roots of film medievalism; and six longer chapters comment on individual films. The author describes what goes into a medieval film"-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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