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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457981803321

Titolo

Law's moving image [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Leslie J. Moran ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or., : Cavendish Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-135-31173-0

1-281-32583-X

1-282-37640-3

9786612376405

9786611325831

1-84314-601-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoranLeslie J. <1955->

Disciplina

340.115

Soggetti

Justice, Administration of, in motion pictures

Lawyers in motion pictures

Motion pictures - Law and legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Filmography: p. [243]-245.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; List of figures; Introduction; PART 1 A FANTASTIC JURISPRUDENCE; 1 Heavenly justice; 2 Once more unto the breach: Branagh's Henry V, Blair's war and the UK Constitution; 3 'It's the vibe!': the common law imaginary Down Under; 4 Rebel without a cause?; 5 Toy law, toy joy, Toy Story 2; PART 2 AESTHETICS AND VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES; 6 On realism and the law film: the case of Oscar Wilde; 7 Trial as documentary: images of Eichmann; 8 Film and law: in search of a critical method

9 Endless streets, pursued by ghosts10 'Into the blue': the cinematic possibility of judgment with passion; PART 3 REGULATION: HISTORIES, CULTURES, LEGALITIES; 11 Not harmless entertainment: state censorship and cinema in the transitional era; 12 The natives are looking: cinema and censorship in colonial lndia; 13 Rethinking



regulation: violence and 1967 Hollywood; 14 Cultural 'patronage' versus cultural 'defence': alternatives to national film policies; 15 How the movie moguls learned to stop worrying and love the new technologies: copyright and film

16 A more developed sign: the legal mediation of thingsBibliography; Filmography; Case list; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an essential introduction to the complex issues and debates in the field of law and film. It explores interconnections that are usually ignored between law and film through three main themes:A Fantastic Jurisprudence explores representations of law in lawLaw, Aesthetics and Visual Technologies focuses on the visual aspects of law's moving imageRegulation: Histories, Cultures, Practices brings together work on different dimensions and contexts of regulation, censorship, state subsidies and intellectual property to explore