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Beschreibung
Cinema loves Greece and Rome. Hollywood epics, animated movies, avant-garde features - all have turned to classical antiquity for inspiration. On the silver screen, we see a world of virtuous Christians, depraved pagans, gladiators, charioteers, Spartan warriors, and muscle-bound demigods - a potent mix of sex, violence and art. So pervasive are these images that this cinematic output dominates the public understanding of the ancient world. Through analysis of ten influential films, this book examines the representation of Greece and Rome in both popular and art-house cinema, arranged by cinematic genre. Key scenes are discussed and each film is located in its historical context.
Cinema loves Greece and Rome. Hollywood epics, animated movies, avant-garde features - all have turned to classical antiquity for inspiration. On the silver screen, we see a world of virtuous Christians, depraved pagans, gladiators, charioteers, Spartan warriors, and muscle-bound demigods - a potent mix of sex, violence and art. So pervasive are these images that this cinematic output dominates the public understanding of the ancient world. Through analysis of ten influential films, this book examines the representation of Greece and Rome in both popular and art-house cinema, arranged by cinematic genre. Key scenes are discussed and each film is located in its historical context.
Über den Autor
Alastair Blanshard and Kim Shahabudin
Zusammenfassung
Includes art-house films as well as mainstream movies
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
List of Figures
Chapter 1 Establishing the conventions: Cleopatra (1934)
Chapter 2 The Roman Epics of Classical Hollywood: Quo Vadis (1951)
Chapter 3 Peplum Traditions: Hercules (1958)
Chapter 4 Roman History on Screen: Spartacus (1960)
Chapter 5 Greek History on Screen: The 300 Spartans (1962)
Chapter 6 Myth and the Fantasy: Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Chapter 7 Art Cinema: Fellini-Satyricon (1969)
Chapter 8 Satirizing Cine-antiquity: Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Chapter 9 The Disney Version: Hercules (1997)
Chapter 10 The Return of the Epic?: Gladiator (2000)
Notes
Bibliography

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780715637241
ISBN-10: 071563724X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Blanshard, Alastair
Shahabudin, Kim
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Alastair Blanshard (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.12.2011
Gewicht: 0,421 kg
Artikel-ID: 129708307

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