{"product_id":"9781847883087","title":"Fantasy Film : A Critical Introduction","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFantasy Film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): James Walters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantasy Film proposes an innovative approach to the study of this most popular cinematic genre. Engaging with the diversity of tones, forms and styles that fantasy can take in the cinema, the book examines the value and significance of fantasy across a wide range of key films. This volume extends critical understanding beyond the often narrowly defined boundaries of what is seen as \"fantasy\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFantasy Film uses key concepts in film studies - such as authorship, representation, history,genre, coherence and point of view - to interrogate the fantasy genre and establish its parameters. A wide range of films are held up to close scrutiny to illustrate the discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from Alfred Hitchcock's dark thrillers to Vincente Minnelli's vibrant musicals, from George Méliès' 1904 Voyage à travers l'impossible to the X-Men series, the creative dexterity and excitement of film fantasy is evoked and explored. The book will be invaluable to students and fans of the fantasy genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“James Walters provides an illuminating study of fantasy as an important mode in cinema, exploring a spectrum of films from Fritz Lang's \u003ci\u003eYou Only Live Once\u003c\/i\u003e to Peter Jackson's \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e epic trilogy.” —\u003ci\u003eChristina Lee, Curtin University of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781847883087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626207424718,"sku":"9781847883087","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781847883087","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}