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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784464403321

Autore

Martin-Jones David

Titolo

Deleuze, cinema and national identity [[electronic resource] ] : narrative time in national contexts / / David Martin-Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-4744-7076-9

0-7486-5108-X

0-7486-2971-8

1-280-83388-2

9786610833887

0-7486-2662-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

791.4301

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Aesthetics

Motion pictures - Philosophy

Nationalism in motion pictures

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.

"Selected filmography."

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part I Deleuze and Narrative Time; CHAPTER 1 History; CHAPTER 2 Memory; Part II Movement-/Time-Image Films; CHAPTER 3 National Identity in the Global City; CHAPTER 4 American Triumphalism and the First Gulf War; CHAPTER 5 Renegotiating the National Past after 9/11; CHAPTER 6 The Pacific Rim; Conclusion: Blind Chance and Possible Futures; Select Bibliography; Select Filmography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book challenges the traditional use of Deleuze's philosophy to examine European art cinema. It explores how Deleuze can be used to analyse national identity across a range of different cinemas. Focusing on narrative time it combines a Deleuzean approach with a vast range of non-traditional material. The films discussed are contemporary and popular (either financial or cult successes), and include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Terminator 3, Memento, Saving Private



Ryan, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, Chaos and Peppermint Candy. Each film is examined in light of a major historical ev