Analyzing art house films from the African continent and the African diaspora, this book showcases a new generation of auteurs with African origins from political, aesthetic, and spectatorship perspectives. • Focuses on art house cinema and discusses commercial African cinema • Enlarges our understanding of African film to include thematic and aesthetic influence • Highlights aesthetic and political aspects including racial identity, women’s issues, and diaspora • Heavily illustrated with over 90 film stills • Features selected stills integral to the filmic analysis in full color • Moves beyond Western–oriented analytical paradigms INDICE: Chapter 1 Introduction; Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora: Parameters and Contexts PART I: SPACE Chapter 2 Walking in the City: Education of the Spectator in Harrikrisna Anenden?s La Cathédrale Chapter 3 Framing the City: Africanizing Viewer and Viewed through Angle, Distance, Genre, and Movement PART II: CHARACTER Chapter 4 Models of African Femininity Chapter 5 African Masculinity: “We Don’t Need Another Hero” / Relentless Return of the Allegory Chapter 6 Revolutionary Personhood: Revolutionize the Spectator, or Stop, Thief! PART III: NARRATIVE Chapter 7 Documentary Film: Situating a Style Chapter 8 African Narration: Narration of Africa Chapter 9 Jean–Marie Teno: Creating an African Repertoire Chapter 10 Conclusion: Inside/Outside or How to Make a Film About Africa Today Glossary Works Cited Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9304-7
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés