New Punk Cinema (Traditions in World Cinema) [Paperback]

Nicholas Rombes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0748620354 | ISBN-13: 978-0748620357 | Publication Date: March 21, 2006

Post-Punk Cinema is the first book to examine a new breed of film that is indebted to the punk spirit of experimentation, do-it-yourself ethos, and an uneasy, often defiant relationship with the mainstream. An array of established and emerging scholars trace and map the contours of new punk cinema, from its roots in neorealism and the French New Wave, to its flowering in the work of Lars von Trier and the Dogma 95 movement. Subsequent chapters explore the potentially democratic and even anarchic forces of digital filmmaking, the influences of hypertext and other new media, the increased role of the viewer in arranging and manipulating the chronology of a film, and the role of new punk cinema in plotting a course beyond the postmodern. The book examines a range of films, including The Blair Witch Project, Time Code, Run Lola Run, Memento, The Celebration, Gummo, and Requiem for a Dream.

(3/1/2006)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...[T]he films in New Punk Cinema...ultimately deserve the attention of this important collection and future critical work.

(Claire Perkins Senses of Cinema )

About the Author

Nicholas Rombes is associate professor of English, University of Detroit-Mercy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press (March 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0748620354
• ISBN-13: 978-0748620357
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)