A Postmodern Cinema The Voice of the Other in

Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film.

Mary Alemany-Galway teaches media studies at Massey University in New Zealand and previously taught film studies in Canada at Concordia University and Queen's University.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Toward a Postmodern Film Theory	p. 1
The Importance of Eisenstein's Theories to Postmodernism	p. 25
Bazin: Phenomenology and Postmodernism	p. 47
Metz: Structuralist Film Theory in the Light of Poststructuralism	p. 61
The Turning Point to Postmodernism: The New Novel and Last Year at Marienbad	p. 81
Canadian Film History and Canadian Identity: Realism, Modernism, and Postmodernism	p. 101
Jesus of Montreal	p. 119
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing	p. 141
Family Viewing	p. 165
Life Classes	p. 191
Conclusion	p. 219
Bibliography	p. 235
Index	p. 251
About the Author	p. 261
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A Postmodern Cinema The Voice of the Other in Canadian Film

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