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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826932903321

Autore

Alexander Edward

Titolo

The dark tourism of the Bosnian screen / / by Edward Alexander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gosport, England : , : Chaplin Books, , 2015

[Place of distribution not identified] : , : Andrews UK Limited, , [date of distribution not identified]

©2015

ISBN

1-909183-86-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (26 p.)

Collana

Short Takes Film Studies Series ; ; Book 4

Disciplina

900

Soggetti

Black market - Bosnia and Hercegovina - Sarajevo

Humanitarian assistance - Bosnia and Hercegovina - Sarajevo

Smuggling - Bosnia and Hercegovina - Sarajevo

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 filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; The Dark Tourism of the Bosnian Screen; Introduction; From Bosnian to Bosniac cinema; Dark tourism; Dark tourists of the screen; Conclusion; Back Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

How is it possible that despite the destruction of its infrastructure during the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, Bosnian cinema rapidly rose to claim many of the most prestigious awards in world cinema during the 2000s? Were Bosnian films simply 'better' than those from neighbouring post-Yugoslav countries? Perhaps not. This work proposes that the international success of Bosnian films since the turn of the millennium has been due to how they enact Western prejudices concerning the war and i...