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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811357803321

Autore

McKim Kristi <1977-, >

Titolo

Cinema as weather : stylistic screens and atmospheric change / / Kristi McKim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-66209-X

0-203-58390-6

1-299-27977-5

1-136-66202-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in film studies ; ; 22

Disciplina

791.43/66

Soggetti

Weather in motion pictures

Nature 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.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Revealing skies and screens: the confluence of weather and cinema -- The cinematic history of weather, and the history of cinematic weather -- Interiority and exteriority: cinematic weather as plot and effect -- Cinematic rain -- Cinematic snow -- Cinematic sunlight and seasons -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

How do cinematic portrayals of the weather reflect and affect our experience of the world? While weatherly predictability and surprise can impact our daily experience, the history of cinema attests to the stylistic and narrative significance of snow, rain, wind, sunshine, clouds, and skies. Through analysis of films ranging from The Wizard of Oz to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, from Citizen Kane to In the Mood for Love, Kristi McKim calls our attention to the ways that we read our atmospheres both within and beyond the movies.Building upon meteorolog