Screening Modernism: European Art Cinema, 1950-1980

Table of contents

• Screening Modernism i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments xi
• Introduction 1
• Part One - What is the Modern? 5
• 1: Theorizing Modernism 7
• 2: Theories of the Classical/Modern Distinction in the Cinema 33
• Part Two - The Forms of Modernism 49
• 3: Modern Art Cinema 51
• 4: Narration in Modern Cinema 56
• 5: Genre in Modern Cinema 82
• 6: Patterns of Modern Forms 120
• 7: Styles of Modernism 140
• 8: Naturalist Styles 168
• 9: Ornamental Styles 175
• 10: Theatrical Styles 192
• 11: Modern Cinema Trends 203
• Part Three - Appearance and Propagation of Modernism (1949–1958) 215
• 12: Critical Reflexivity or the Birth of the Auteur 217
• 13: The Return of the Theatrical 238
• 14: The Destabilization of the Fabula 244
• 15: An Alternative to the Classical Form 253
• Part Four - The Short Story of Modern Cinema (1959–1975) 273
• 16: The Romantic Period, 1959–1961 275
• 17: Established Modernism, 1962–1966 310
• 18: The Year 1966 338
• 19: Political Modernism, 1967–1975 349
• 20: “The Death of the Auteur” 383
• Appendix 401
• Selected Bibliography 409
• Index of Names and Movie Titles 415

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