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UNINA9910461429303321 |
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Autore |
Leotta Alfio |
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Touring the screen [[electronic resource] ] : tourism and New Zealand film geographies / / Alfio Leotta |
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Bristol, U.K. ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-26510-9 |
9786613265104 |
1-84150-584-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tourism and motion pictures |
Travelogues (Motion pictures) - New Zealand - History and criticism |
Tourism - Social aspects - New Zealand |
Motion picture industry - New Zealand - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
New Zealand In motion pictures |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
Includes filmography. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Early New Zealand films and western voy(ag)eurs -- 1940-1990 : New Zealand film landscapes for prospective 'cinenauts' -- The legacy of The piano : film-tourist geographies and the aesthetic of the sublime -- From Ngati to Whale rider : the filmic journey of the indigenous traveller -- From Mt. Fuji to Mt. Taranaki : D'paysement and celebrity worship in The last samurai -- 'Welcome to New Zealand, home of middle earth' : heterotopian impulse, western anxiety and spatial identity in The lord of the rings -- Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Following the success of prominent feature films shot on location, including Tolkien's wildly popular The Lord of the Rings, New Zealand boasts an impressive film tourism industry. This book examines the relationship between New Zealand's cinematic representation - as both a vast expanse of natural beauty and a magical world of fantasy on screen - and its tourism imagery, including the ways in which savvy |
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