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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465370803321

Autore

Parshall Peter F. <1937->

Titolo

Altman and after [[electronic resource] ] : multiple narratives in film / / Peter F. Parshall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8108-8507-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/6

Soggetti

Motion picture plays - History and criticism

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the potential of complex narratives mosaic narrative -- Nashville: pitching songs and selling politicians network narrative -- Pulp Fiction pop culture's poster child -- Amores perros of dogs and rats and goats -- Code unknown -- Cinematic cryptogram -- The edge of heaven parallel paths database narrative -- Virgin stripped bare by her bachelors the end of idealism -- Run Lola run into the labyrinth of Berlin -- The double life of Véronique a haunting sense of connection -- Conclusion: tying up the threads -- Appendix: further complex narratives of interest.

Sommario/riassunto

In Altman & After: Multiple Narratives in Film, Peter Parshall carefully examines films that feature various plotlines. In each chapter, Parshall looks at a different example of the multi-plot form, such as network narrative and the multiple-draft narrative, demonstrating that the structure of each is central to their artistry, and that these devices open up a variety of creative vistas. Films studied in this book include Nashville, <span style=""font-style:ita