In Person: Reenactment in Postwar and Contemporary Cinema
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In Person: Reenactment In Postwar And Contemporary Cinema Delineates A New Confessional-performative Film Genre Based On Replay And Self-awareness. It Considers What Exactly Is Relayed Once An Actual Person Replays Her Past On Camera Reassessing The Presentational, Performative And Exemplary Dimensions Of Postwar And Post-shoah Testimonial Cinema-- Casting Relatives: The Spectrum Of Substitution -- Neorealist Reenactment As Postwar Pedagogy -- Celebrity Reenactment, Biopic And The Mortal Body -- A Sort Of Psychodrama: Verité Moments 58-61 -- Ascetic Stages: Reenactment In Post-holocaust Cinema -- Reenactment And A-filiation In Serras Da Desordem. Ivone Margulies. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the emergence of a confessional-performative film genre defined by the act of reenactment and the self-awareness of the subject. Ivone Margulies, a scholar of film and media, examines the implications of individuals replaying their own pasts on camera. She argues that these cinematic moments function as a bridge between historical testimony and contemporary performance, reassessing how the body acts as a site of memory and pedagogical inquiry.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of neorealist reenactment as a postwar educational tool.
- Examination of the biopic genre and the representation of the mortal body.
- Case studies on post-Holocaust cinema and testimonial practices.
- Exploration of the spectrum of substitution in casting.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on postwar and contemporary cinema, excluding early silent film reenactment techniques.
- It does not provide a comprehensive history of documentary film, focusing instead on the specific intersection of performance and replay.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in film theory recognize this work as a significant contribution to the study of performative documentary and testimonial cinema. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored for researchers and students of media studies.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190496851
ISBN-13:
9780190496852
Cinéma
Performance Studies
Cinema History
Motion pictures
Media Theory
Film Studies
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