Filmography: pages 125-130. Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-142) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the problem of fantasy -- Establishing fantasy : definitions and developments -- Types of fantasy : angels, genies, swords, and sorcerers -- Realising fantasy : audio-visual style -- Interpreting fantasy : functions and beliefs.
Summary:
"Often dismissed as simple tales of sword and sorcery, fantasy is one of the fundamental impulses in filmmaking, a source of some of the most vivid and memorable films ever made that reaches far beyond the confines of a single genre. As well as some of the major genres, stylistic approaches and exponents of cinematic fantasy, from Georges Méliès, Walt Disney, and Andrei Tarkovsky to contemporary fantasists such as Terry Gilliam and Peter Jackson. This volume focuses on fantasy's social function with case studies including The thief of Baghdad (1924), Excalibur (1981), the Lord of the rings trilogy (2001-03), and Bruce almighty (2003).Taking in the popular and the experimental, subversive desires and reactionary dreams, this book is an accessible introduction to one of the vital energies in cinema"--P. [4] of cover.
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