Political Film: The Dialectics of Third Cinema
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Book Description
Third cinema--cinema committed to social and cultural emancipation--is absolutely central to key debates concerning contemporary film practices and cultures. In this volume, Mike Wayne develops Third Cinema theory by exploring its dialectical relations with First Cinema (dominant, commercial) and Second Cinema (arthouse, auteur).
Discussing an eclectic range of films, from Evita to Dollar Mambo, The Big Lebowski to The Journey, Amistad to camp de Thiaroye, Wayne explores the affinities and crucial difference between First and Third Cinema. Third Cinema's relationship to Second Cinema is explored via the cinematic figure of the Bandot. The continuities and differences with European precursors such as Einstein, Vertov, Lukacs, Brecht, and Walter Benjamin are also assessed. The book is a polemical call for a film criticism that is politically engaged with the life of the masses.
About the Author
Mike Wayne lectures at Brunel University and is the editor of Dissident Voices, also available from Pluto Press.
Political Film: The Dialectics of Third Cinema,Mike Wayne,Pluto Press,0745316697,Cinema/Film: Book,Developing countries,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,General,Motion pictures,Performing Arts,Political aspects,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
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