Ambiguity and Film Criticism

Reasonable Doubt

AvHoi Lun Law

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

This book defends an account of ambiguity which illuminates the aesthetic possibilities of film and the nature of film criticism. This book, then, considers ambiguity as a form of reasonable doubt, one that invites us to reflect on our critical efforts, rethinking the operation of film criticism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-02-04
Mått:148 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt:266 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television
Antal sidor:188
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030629472

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Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Hoi Lun Law has previously taught at the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, UK.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Rethinking Ambiguity.- Part One: Considering Context and Convention.- 1. Difficulty of Explanation: The Enigmatic Vase Shots in Late Spring.- 2. Perplexing Style: The Programmatic Editing Strategy of Ten.- 3. Appropriateness of Clarification: Analytical Découpage and the Reductive Viewpoint.- Part Two: Reading in Detail.- 4. Depth of Suggestion: The Demonstrative Gestures in In a Lonely Place.- 5. Uncertainty of Understanding: The Unsettling Direct Look in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.- Part Three: Coming to a Close.- 6. Questioning Closure: The Inconclusive Final Moments of Force Majeur.- Concluding Remarks: Reason and Responsibility.