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UNINA9910954493403321 |
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Autore |
Mathijs Ernest |
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Titolo |
Cult cinema : an introduction / / Ernest Mathijs and Jamie Sexton |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, Mass., : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2011 |
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9786613692993 |
9781444396430 |
1444396439 |
9781444396447 |
1444396447 |
9781280782602 |
1280782609 |
9781444396423 |
1444396420 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cult films - History and criticism |
Sensationalism 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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Includes filmography. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Receptions and debates. Cult reception contexts -- The cult cinema marketplace -- Prestige, awards, and festivals -- Censorship and criticism -- Random and subculture -- The cult auteur -- Cult stardom -- Camp and paracinema -- Transgression and freakery -- Gender and sexuality -- Transnationalism and Orientalism -- Religion and utopia -- Themes and genres. Exploitation and B movies -- Underground and avant-garde cinema -- Cult cinema and drugs -- Cult cinema and music -- Classical Hollywood cults -- Cult horror cinema -- Cult science fiction cinema -- Cult blockbusters -- Intertextuality and irony -- Meta-cult. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Cult Cinema: an Introduction presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives. * Represents the first |
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exhaustive introduction to cult cinema * Offers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debate * Covers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult cinema, as well as historical insights into the topic |
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