Contemporary Romanian Cinema: The History of an Unexpected Miracle - Brossura

Nasta, Dominique

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ISBN 10: 0231167458 ISBN 13: 9780231167451

Casa editrice: Wallflower Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Over the last decade, audiences worldwide have become familiar with highly acclaimed films from the Romanian New Wave such as4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005), and12:08 East of Bucharest (2006). However, the hundred or so years of Romanian cinema leading to these accomplishments have been largely overlooked. This book is the first to provide in-depth analyses of essential works ranging from the silent period to contemporary productions. In addition to relevant information on historical and cultural factors influencing contemporary Romanian cinema, this volume covers the careers of daring filmmakers who approached various genres despite fifty years of Communist censorship. An important chapter is dedicated to Lucian Pintilie, whose seminal work, Reconstruction (1969), strongly inspired Romania's 21st-century innovative output. The book's second half closely examines both the 'minimalist' trend (Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu, Corneliu Porumboiu, Radu Muntean) and the younger, but no less inspired, directors who have chosen to go beyond the 1989 revolution paradigm by dealing with the complexities of contemporary Romania.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dominique Nasta is Professor of Film Studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She has published two books,Meaning in Film (1991) and New Perspectives in Sound Studies (with Didier Huvelle, 2004), as well as numerous essays and encyclopedia chapters on Romanian films and directors.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wallflower Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0231167458
• ISBN 13: 9780231167451
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 267