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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154968903321

Autore

Elder Bruce (R. Bruce)

Titolo

Image and identity : reflections on Canadian film and culture / / R. Bruce Elder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press in collaboration with the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, c1989

ISBN

1-55458-677-1

1-280-92590-6

9786610925902

0-88920-817-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (502 p.)

Collana

Film and Media Studies

Disciplina

791.43/0971

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Canada - History

Motion pictures and the arts - Canada

Experimental films - Canada - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Filmography: p. 444-449.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART ONE: Introduction; PART TWO: Introduction; PART THREE: Introduction; Notes; Appendix: Filmographies; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Image and Identity examines the unique qualities of Canadian cinema, situating it within the broader spectrum of Canadian culture as a whole. Taking a genetic approach toward uncovering an answer to the ever-pressing Canadian question, ""In reality, who are we?"" Bruce Elder explores the essential features of Canadian thought and the distinctive Canadian philosophical traditions that developed in response to our particular historical and geographical circumstances. Arguing that this rich yet largely neglected tradition is still reflected in much of our current artistic practice, Eld