[ecrea] New Book from Routledge - The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture

New from Routledge

The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture

Edited by Tom Brown and Belén Vidal

Part of the AFI Film Readers Series:
http://www.routledge.com/u/afilfilmreaders/

The biographical film or biopic is a staple of film production in all 
major film industries and yet, within film studies, its generic, 
aesthetic, and cultural significance has remained underexplored. The 
Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture fills this gap, conceptualizing the 
biopic with a particular eye toward the "life" of the genre 
internationally. New theoretical approaches combine with specially 
commissioned chapters on contemporary biographical film production in 
India, Italy, South Korea, France, Russia, Great Britain, and the US, in 
order to present a selective but well-rounded portrait of the biopic’s 
place in film culture.

From Marie Antoinette to The Social Network, the pieces in this volume 
critically examine the place of the biopic within ongoing debates about 
how cinema can and should represent history and "real lives." 
Contributors discuss the biopic’s grounding in the conventions of the 
historical film, and explore the genre’s defining traits as well as its 
potential for innovation. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture 
expands the critical boundaries of this evolving, versatile genre.

View Inside the Book:
http://www.routledge.com/u/thebiopicvi/

Order an e-Inspection copy for a course you teach:
http://www.routledge.com/u/thebiopiceic/

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Or alternatively, please contact: (louise.armstrong /at/ tandf.co.uk)





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