Realism and Popular Cinema

This groundbreaking study engages with the theoretical aspects of realism--a long neglected area in film studies. It contributes to an understanding of how popular films use realist forms to address contentious social and political issues such as social exclusion, war, and violence. Focusing on key moments in film history the authors examine the uses of realism in national cinemas as a context for their in-depth analysis of contemporary popular films.

Julia Hallam is Director of English and Communication Studies at Liverpool University.

Margaret Marshment is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.

List of illustrations

vi

Acknowledgements

vii

Introduction

ix

Part I

Realism and film: discursive formations

3

(21)

Realist moments: representation and reality

24

(38)

Realism and genre: realising fantasy

62

(35)

The epic of the everyday: notes towards a continuum

97

(25)

Discerning viewers: cognitive theory and identification

122

(23)

Part II

Re-visioning history: realism and politics

145

(39)

Space, place and identity: re-viewing social realism

184

(36)

Violent appropriations: realising death

220

(37)

Bibliography

257

(13)

Index

270

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Realism and Popular Cinema

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