Split Screen: Belgian Cinema and Cultural Identity (Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video) [Hardcover]

Philip Mosley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video | Publication Date: November 2000

Explores the historical evolution of Belgian cinema as well as its contemporary situation within the evolving contexts of global media and European unity.

In presenting the first English language study of Belgian cinema, Split Screen explores the fascinating history of a cinema largely determined by linguistic division and beset by problems of cultural identity. This "split screen" characterizes the Belgian cinema, which has not received the critical praise that it deserves, despite the recent international successes of films like Toto the Hero, and the achievements of individual directors such as Henri Storck, Andre Delvaux, and Chantal Akerman. In surveying the evolution of Belgian cinema from its beginnings to the present day, Philip Mosley locates all the major feature films, describes the crucial intervention of the state in film production, and reveals undervalued Belgian traditions in documentary, in animation, in short films, and in a colonial cinema created partly by missionaries in the former Belgian Congo. Due to the political and economic transformations affecting Europe, the reforms of the Belgian state, and the increasing globalization of world media industries, Belgian cinema can now inscribe itself within new national and international contexts.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Philip Mosley is Associate Professor of English, Communications, and Comparative Literature at The Pennsylvania State University-Worthington Scranton --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 251 pages
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791447472
• ISBN-13: 978-0791447475
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,360,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.