03246nam 2200613Ia 450 991078236680332120230721033053.01-281-77622-X97866117762201-84150-252-9(CKB)1000000000549255(EBL)361748(OCoLC)471129022(SSID)ssj0000276786(PQKBManifestationID)11209100(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276786(PQKBWorkID)10226069(PQKB)11683438(MiAaPQ)EBC361748(Au-PeEL)EBL361748(CaPaEBR)ebr10251426(CaONFJC)MIL177622(EXLCZ)99100000000054925520080901d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlternative worlds in Hollywood cinema[electronic resource] resonance between realms /James WaltersBristol, UK ;Chicago Intellect20081 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-202-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes filmography.Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Establishing Contexts; Part One: Imagined Worlds; Chapter Two: Imagined Worlds; Chapter Three: Making it Home: The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) & The Woman in the Window (Fritz Lang, 1944); Chapter Four: Return to Innocence: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michael Gondry, 2004); Part Two: Potential Worlds; Chapter Five: Potential Worlds; Chapter Six: Reclaiming the Real: It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946); Chapter Seven: The Search for Tomorrow: Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)Part Three: Other WorldsChapter Eight: Other Worlds; Chapter Nine: Life Beyond Reason: Brigadoon (Vincente Minnelli, 1954); Chapter Ten: Rehearsal Space: Pleasantville (Gary Ross, 1998); Conclusion; Filmography; Bibliography; Index; Back CoverAlternative worlds in films such as The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life, Donnie Darko and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind offer similarities and resonances to our world, but provide a way for filmmakers to address the human condition by forming a sincere and serious connection with everyday life. An illuminating new book explores the history, background and meaning of films that feature alternative worlds - films in which characters cross back and forth between another world and our own, which bring out correspondences and resonances between the worlds they depict. The popularity ofMotion picturesUnited StatesMotion picturesAestheticsMotion picturesCase studiesMotion picturesMotion picturesAesthetics.Motion pictures791.430973Walters James(James R.)775999MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782366803321Alternative Worlds in Hollywood Cinema1706326UNINA