Rites of Realism

"These exciting and varied essays probe the relations between cinematic realism and representations of the body--above all the body as a guarantor (or not) of a link between images and the real. As in the best collections, the essays present distinctive points-of-view, yet they cohere around a compelling through-line, offering illumination and insight beyond just the sum of their parts."--Leo Charney, author of "Empty Moments: Cinema, Modernity, and Drift"